{"product_id":"richard-yates-a-novel-9781935554158","title":"Richard Yates: A Novel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Yates: A Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e by Lin, Tao. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781935554158.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\n\nRichard 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.\n\nLins 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44954513899573,"sku":"ByrdShop_1935554158","price":60.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781935554158_8f0e2533-4355-4a08-a0d8-706e569de309.jpg?v=1778938766","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/richard-yates-a-novel-9781935554158","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}