The American writer Richard Yates set after himself novels that have become popular these days. However, during the life of the author, his works were not in demand and often stood on the shelves of bookstores. The topics that he touched on in his books were relevant in the past years, but, apparently, now people have a need to understand their thoughts and feelings, comparing themselves with the characters that Richard Yeats invented.
The origin of interest
He was born in the winter of 1926. He grew up in an incomplete family, his parents divorced when the boy was only three years old. After this, numerous movements followed. Richard Yates visited various cities, journalism interested him when he lived in Connecticut. But he managed to get a job as a journalist only after the Second World War. During her, he served in the army. In 1946 he returned to New York, where he was engaged in his favorite profession. Attorney General Robert Kennedy always used the prepared speech that Richard Yates wrote for him during his speeches. A passion for writing allowed him to earn on adapting works of art to adapt and write scripts.
Strong personality
Having contracted tuberculosis in 1950, as a young man, he was not immediately able to overcome the misfortune that had fallen on him. Therefore, for a long time he was pursued by poverty and problems with alcohol. Richard Yates was married twice. The first time he married at 22, Sheila Bryant. Initially, the relationship with her was wonderful. She even bore him two daughters, although the family had to live on the disability pension that the army allocated after Richard's illness. However, in 1959, his wife left him with the children. During the period that their relationship lasted, Yeats spent a lot of time reading and writing his own works. Initially, these were stories. One of them - Jody Rolled the Bones - even received the award of The Athlantic Monthly magazine.
The second time, Richard was married already in adulthood - to Martha Spears, who also gave birth to his daughter and with whom he divorced in 1975. Perhaps these difficult family relationships provided material for writing books about the life of couples.
Creative activity
Overcoming life's hardships, Richard Yates, whose biography is described in this article, was writing books. His first novel saw the light two years after the first divorce. It was the "Road of Change." In all, he wrote 8 novels in his life, the last of which - the Uncertain Times - never ended.
Among the works of Yeats - "Easter Parade", "Breath of Fate", "Crying of Young Hearts" and others. In addition, collections of short stories, Eleven Types of Solitude, and Liars in Love, were published, authored by Richard Yates.
His books impress and do not leave readers indifferent. They all agree on one thing: Yeats's work is filled with longing, hopelessness, loneliness. All his heroes are unhappy. Life in the books of this writer is shown without embellishment, as it is in his opinion. Not all readers agree with this, but Yeats's syllable captivates and forces you to read the work to the end.
