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"In a startling change of direction, cult favorite Tao Lin presents a dark and brooding tale of illicit love that is his most sophisticated and mesmerizing writing yet. Richard Yates is named after real-life writer Richard Yates, but it has nothing to do with him.
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Grave, spare, contemporary and intimate.
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- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Tao Lin
- First published
- 2010
- Pages
- 255
- Publisher
- Melville House, Au diable Vauvert
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9781935554158
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