Richard Yates

The Profile

Richard Yates (1926–1992) was an American novelist and short-story writer best known for Revolutionary Road (1961). He is noted for his realist style and portrayals of mid-20th-century American life.

Revolutionary Road was adapted into a feature film directed by Sam Mendes and released in 2008.

The available review praises Revolutionary Road as a prophetic critique of 1950s American suburban conformity. It focuses on the Wheelers (April and Frank), their neuroses, attempts to escape bourgeois life, and Yates's precise, unflinching realism. The review links the novel to a film adaptation directed by Sam Mendes.