| Disturbing the Peace Contributor(s): Yates, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385293321 ISBN-13: 9780385293327 Publisher: Delta OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1984 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009290573 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.31" W x 8.21" (0.48 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hailed as "America's finest realistic novelist" by the Boston Globe, Richard Yates, author of Revolutionary Road, garnered rare critical acclaim for his bracing, unsentimental portraits of middle-class American life. Disturbing the Peace is no exception. Haunting, troubling, and mesmerizing, it shines a brilliant, unwavering light into the darkest recesses of a man's psyche. To all appearances, John Wilder has all the trappings of success, circa 1960: a promising career in advertising, a loving family, a beautiful apartment, even a country home. John's evenings are spent with associates at quiet Manhattan lounges and his weekends with friends at glittering cocktail parties. But something deep within this seemingly perfect life has long since gone wrong. Something has disturbed John's fragile peace, and he can no longer find solace in fleeting affairs or alcohol. The anger, the drinking, and the recklessness are building to a crescendo--and they're about to take down John's career and his family. What happens next will send John on a long, strange journey--at once tragic and inevitable. |