Richard Yates
THE STORY OF THE MONTH ANALYSIS: “O JOSEPH, I'M SO TIRED”
Hello everyone, and Happy New Year. We begin 2015 with Richard Yates' O Joseph, I'm So Tired, taken from his aptly titled collection Liars In Love, published in 1981. You might be familiar with Yates by way of his novels, like The Easter Parade, or perhaps Revolutionary Road, likely his most well-known work. this story
English Reading Circle Story of the Month – January 2015 Session
New session of the English reading club "English Reading Circle" with Andrew Bennett as moderator. To learn about contemporary American literature through the reading and discussion of short stories online. The meetings will take place in the library one Tuesday a month from 14:30 p.m. to 15:30 p.m. from september to
Reading for the month of February of the cycle of the Literary Circle
Participate by reading the recommended book and attending the colloquium that is usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Session led by Jacqueline Cruz, Ph.D. Cycle “American Literature on Film” Free and free admission with prior registration at library@iie.es Book of the month: “Vía Revolución” by Richard Yates “Brilliant, beautiful and confused, Frank and April Wheeler
The collection in use
“A good school” by Richard Yates “William Grove is a nervous teenager trying to fit in at his new boarding School. (…) Their stories twine together in the claustrophobic confines of the small community of Dorset Academy.” Extracted from the back cover of the issue. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_School http://bostonreview.net/BR24.5/onan.html http://www.richardyates.org/gallery_ags.html The selected titles are a sample of
Weekly selection of news about American culture in the Spanish press
* Review of the recent publication in Spanish of "The stories" by Leonard Michaels and "Eleven ways to feel alone" by Richard Yates. Article by ANA RODRÍGUEZ FISCHER published in Babelia on 04/09/2010. Read complete. * Review of the recent publication of “Sacrifice and creation in Rothko's painting. The aesthetic way of
The collection in use
“Cold Spring Harbor” by Richard Yates “A brilliantly written exploration of youth and self-delusion by the author of Revolutionary Road. All the sorrows of Evan Shepard's loutish adolescence were redeemed at seventeen, in 1935, when he fell in love with automobiles…In the small suburban town of Cold Spring Harbor, Evan Shephard and his young bride