此书被誉为“纽约的《都柏林人》” [edit] Contents Doctor Jack-o'-lantern The Best of Everything Jody Rolled The Bones No Pain Whatsoever A Glutton for Punishment A Wrestler with Sharks Fun with a Stranger The B.A.R. Man A Really Good Jazz Piano Out with the Old Builders

Three classic works—including the virtuosic Revolutionary Road, soon to be a major motion picture—that exemplify the remarkable gifts of this great American master. Richard Yates’s first novel, Revolutionary Road is the unforgettable portrait of a marriage built on dreams that tragically never come to fruition. In The Easter Parade, he tells the story of two sisters whose parents’ divorce overshadows their entire lives. And in the stories in Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, we witness men and women striving for better lives amid discouragement and disillusion.

With a new introduction by Richard Ford "A deft, ironic, beautiful novel that deserves to be a classic." --William Styron From the moment of its publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road was hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs. It's the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves. In his introduction to this edition, novelist Richard Ford pays homage to the lasting influence and enduring power of Revolutionary Road.

《十一种孤独》以冷峻的笔触描写了美国二战后五六十年代普通纽约人的生活，写了十一种孤独的人生，主人公都是缺乏安全感、生活不太如意的人：曼哈顿办公楼里被炒的白领、有着杰出想象力的出租车司机、屡屡遭挫、一心想成为作家的年轻人、即将结婚十分迷茫的男女、古怪的老教师、新转学的小学生、肺结核病人、老病号的妻子、爵士钢琴手、郁郁不得志的军官、退役军人等。耶茨笔下都是普通人的普通生活，描写的是普通人的孤独、失落与绝望，他自己曾说：“如果我的作品有什么主题的话，我想只有简单一个：人都是孤独的，没有人逃脱得了，这就是他们的悲剧所在。”