Richard Yates

By Tao Lin

In a startling change of direction, cult favorite Tao Lin presents a dark and brooding tale of illicit love that is his most sophisticated and mesmerizing writing yet. Richard Yates is named after real-life writer Richard Yates, but it has nothing to do with him. Instead, it tracks the rise and fall of an illicit affair between a very young writer and his even younger--in fact, under-aged--lover. As he seeks to balance work and love, she becomes more and more self-destructive in a play for his undivided attention. His guilt and anger builds in response until they find themselves hurtling out of control and afraid to let go. Lin's trademark minimalism takes on a new, sharp-edged suspense here, zeroing in on a lacerating narrative like never before --until it is almost, in fact, too late.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935554158
• ISBN13: 9781935554158
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Melville House Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 7.6"