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- It was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1962, along with Catch-22 and The Moviegoer. When published by Atlantic-Little, Brown in 1961, it received critical acclaim, and The New York Times reviewed it as "beautifully crafted... a remarkable and deeply troubling book."
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May 22, 2005 · The first, and best, hundred pages center on the siege of Boston, a tense but almost bloodless affair. When the action shifts to New York, the narrative slackens.
Dec 25, 2008 · “Revolutionary Road,” a waxworks edition of the furiously unsentimental novel by Richard Yates, tracks the unraveling of a handsome young suburban couple in the 1950s.
- Sam Mendes
Dec 30, 2008 · "Revolutionary Road" shows the American Dream awakened by a nightmare. It takes place in the 1950s, the decade not only of Elvis but of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. It shows a young couple who meet at a party, get married and create a suburban life with a nice house, a manicured lawn, "modern" furniture, two kids, a job in the city for him ...
Dec 14, 2008 · Dec. 14, 2008. NEW YORK — Richard Yates's 1961 novel, "Revolutionary Road," is far from the kind of property that typically becomes a big Hollywood movie, especially one starring Kate...
Apr 9, 2000 · Mostly ''Revolutionary Road'' is just so smart and keen and shockingly inventive about everything it turns its imagination to: about being young and blissfully rudderless in New York City...
Nov 9, 2003 · Marauding bands of patriots and loyalists roam the countryside, burning houses, hanging entire families. Josie's stepfather, a Tory sympathizer named Mr. Griffin, teaches her about life by ...
When published by Atlantic-Little, Brown in 1961, it received critical acclaim, and The New York Times reviewed it as "beautifully crafted ... a remarkable and deeply troubling book." [4] In 2005, the novel was chosen by TIME as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.
