Translations of his books have been published around the world, including in france, germany, spain, japan, norway, serbia, south korea, china, and. For a start, there is very little in this novel about richard yates, the great. Sep 07, 2010 tao lins second novel is called richard yates. Translations of his books have been published around the world, including in france, germany, spain. Tao lin was born in 1983 and earned a ba in journalism from new york university. Seems like more people are taking tao lin seriously. I dont know if id call richard yates a wakeup call to readers uninitiated with the work of tao lin. Richard yates, the author, has a story called joseph, im so tired, and so are lins characters, and after this book so is the reader. Tao lin 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. Jan 09, 2018 tao lin is taking readers on a trip with his.
Before his newly released novel richard yates was published, he famously auctioned. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. She was friends with an editor of a magazine that had published haley. His third novel, taipei, was published by vintage on june 4, 20. He is the founder and editor of the literary press muumuu house. Richard yates by tao lin meet your next favorite book. An excerpt from richard yates the nervous breakdown. He has published three novels, a novella, two books of poetry, a collection of short stories and a memoir as well as an extensive assortment of online content.
Tao lin, the collected textual output of the tao lin i follow on the web, was one of my favorite books before i had even read shoplifting from american apparel, richard yates, or any. Richard yates february 3, 1926 november 7, 1992 was an american fiction writer identified with the midcentury age of anxiety. Richard yates by tao lin, melville house publishing, 2010. Richard yates was a writer who achieved some fame, was basically.
At a little over 200 pages it really only allows room for two characters. Hes a young american writer, born in 1983 to taiwanese parents. Taipei by tao lin literary enfant terrible tao lins latest novel, taipei, follows protagonist paul who closely resembles lin himself on his drugged wanderings around new. Tao lin s new novel richard yates is by turns frustratingly literal, genuinely insightful, monotonous, charming, plainfaced and sweet. Richard yates tao lin posted on september 8, 2010 april 4, 2012 by edwin turner tao lin has made the choice to be a very visible, very public author, one whose antics might lead audiences to form opinions on the 27 year olds work before even reading it. September 2010 lorian long fiction richard yates by tao lin.
Author of leave society forthcoming, trip 2018, taipei 20, richard yates 2010, shoplifting from american apparel 2009, cognitivebehavioral. The fact is that only tao lin knows that everyone in the media thinks hes a huge dick. 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. Tao lins new novel richard yates is by turns frustratingly literal, genuinely insightful, monotonous, charming, plainfaced and sweet. Oct, 2010 on todays episode, emily chats with author tao lin about his new book richard yates as they prepare tao s recipe for a healthy raw salad. The relationship between the books two main charactersone, the tao figure, 22, and the other 16is described three times, in three separate paragraphs, as illicit, a heavyhanded enforcement of theme which should hold truck with the novel itself. Richard yates by tao lin overdrive rakuten overdrive. Tao lin is the author of the novels taipei, richard yates, and eeeee eee eeee, the novella shoplifting from american apparel, the story collection bed, and the poetry collections cognitivebehavioral therapy and you are a little bit happier than i. In richard yatestao lins second novela 22yearold writer named haley joel osment who lives in a 3person apartment on wall street meets, on the internet, a 16yearold high school student named dakota fanning who has had a history of involvement with older men. Aug 31, 2010 richard yates by tao lin, melville house publishing, 2010. I read tao lins richard yates and i liked it autostraddle. Tao lin is an american novelist, poet, essayist, shortstory writer, and artist. Dec 01, 2010 richard yates is named after the reallife writer richard yates, author of the 1961 debut, the revolutionary road. Nick fraser on the american novelist, richard yates books.
In england, papers such as the daily telegraph 25 and the guardian 26 ran pieces on him. Lin takes readers inside their lives, exploring the relationship of a troubled young couple. Richard yates book by tao lin 1 available editions. This is the synopsis of richard yates according to publishers weekly and. His work has been translated to twelve languages and he lives in manhattan.
Tao sent the galley to mallory, for some reason, the envelope reading jordan. Published september 7, 2010 by melville house publishing, richard yates is tao lin s 2nd novel. Revolutionary road writer anthony giardina says richard yates novel about an ordinary suburban couple and their vague yearning for something more is an essential testament. Discover book depositorys huge selection of tao lin books online. The two main characters are named dakota fanning and haley joel osment. Taipei by tao lin is an odeor lamentto the way we live now. Despite its contentious subject matter, however, richard yates is a surprisingly subtle and moving novel that succeeds due to its intense indeed, borderline obsessive focus on the banalities of the everyday lives of its two main characters. Praise richard yates is hilarious, menacing, and hugely intelligent. Share richard yates quotations about dying, silence and writing. A representative for the agent confirmed to the observer that mr. Haley joel osment and dakota fanning are the two main characters in tao lins second novel, richard yates, which hits bookstores today. Lin has exclusively shared with ew an excerpt from the book, as well.
In richard yatestao lins second novel22yearold haley joel osment, a writer living temporarily on wall street in manhattan working. Lin, who previously penned the semiautobiographical novels richard yates and taipei. Jun 05, 20 tao lins titles have snagged me more than once. Here, that journalistor rather, the woman shes based onspeaks with lin once again. The following passage where haley joel osment greets dakota fanning at the. Sep 08, 2010 richard yates tao lin posted on september 8, 2010 april 4, 2012 by edwin turner tao lin has made the choice to be a very visible, very public author, one whose antics might lead audiences to form opinions on the 27 year olds work before even reading it. Jan 01, 2010 tao lin has said in multiple interviews that richard yates is intended to be a nonsequitur, but certain attitudesideasthought patterns i have while reading richard yates novels were also activated while reading richard yates. I read this book in 2 days, lying in different positions on my bed, sometimes hunched. Haley joel osment, a writer in his early twenties obsessed with veganism, and dakota fanning, a troubled teen who talks to older men via gmail chat. His first novel, revolutionary road, was a finalist for the 1962 national book award, while his first short story collection, eleven kinds of loneliness, brought comparisons to james joyce. To varying degrees and depending on when and in which circles they get mentioned, famous names. Tao lins short new novel, richard yates, has little to do with the man it was named for, the author of revolutionary road and the easter parade. Jul 09, 20 in taipei, tao lins third novel and seventh book, the protagonist takes drugs, falls in love, and sits down for an interview with a 22yearold journalist. Feb 16, 2008 john updike and philip roth we know but the great forgotten novelist of 20thcentury america is richard yates.
His debut, revolutionary road, was a critical success in 1961, but over the decades. Tao lin is the author of the novels taipei 20, richard yates 2010, and eeeee eee eeee 2007, the storycollection bed 2007, the novella shoplifting from american apparel 2009, and the poetry collections cognitivebehavioral therapy 2008 and you are a little bit happier than i am 2006. The author currently has a 5000word excerpt with a 2000word outline and his. Richard yates is named after reallife writer richard yates, but it has nothing to do with him. Apparently richard yates by tao lin is autobiographical. Tao lin has said in multiple interviews that richard yates is intended to be a. Translations of his books have been published around the world, including in france, germany, spain, japan, norway, serbia, south korea, china, and taiwan. Tao lin is taking readers on a trip with his nonfiction debut.
Haley joel osment and dakota fanning with the latters mother occasionally appearing at the periphery, and concerns itself equally with the minutiae of their days and the. Im baffled by the back cover of my richard yates galley. Tao lin has 36 books on goodreads with 52247 ratings. On the top of the first page of richard yates, in taos handwriting, richard yates by tao lin, 7. Following paul from new york, where he comically navigates manhattans art and literary scenes, to taipei, taiwan, where he confronts his familys roots, we see one relationship fail, while another is born on the internet and blooms into an unexpected wedding in las vegas. Known for its flat, affectless style lins work is loaded with references to pop culture and new media and communication technologies. He is the winner of the one story short story contest and new york universitys undergraduate creative writing prize, and is the author of a poetry chapbook entitled you are a little bit happier than i am, which won the action books prize. Tao lin has said in multiple interviews that richard yates is intended to be a nonsequitur, but certain attitudesideasthought patterns i have while reading richard yates novels were also activated while reading richard yates. Sep 26, 2010 tao lins short new novel, richard yates, has little to do with the man it was named for, the author of revolutionary road and the easter parade. Tao lin born july 2, 1983 is an american novelist, poet, essayist, shortstory writer, and artist.
His novels include eeeee eee eeee 2007, and richard yates 2010. Tao lin is the author of the novels richard yates and eeeee eee eeee, the novella shoplifting from american apparel, the story collection bed, and the poetry collections cognitivebehavioral therapy and you are a little bit happier than i am. The novels protagonist, paul, is a twentysomething writer living in new york city who has at least two extraordinary capabilities. Instead, it tracks the rise and fall of an illicit affair between a very young. Author of leave society forthcoming, trip 2018, taipei 20, richard yates 2010, shoplifting from american apparel 2009, cognitivebehavioral therapy 2008, eeeee eee eeee 2007, and other books. Tao lins richard yates is a novel about a 22yearold male who falls in love with a 16yearold girl he has met over the internet. Published september 7, 2010 by melville house publishing, richard yates is tao lins 2nd novel. In tao lins new novel richard yates, a 22yearold named haley joel. Tao lin is the author of the novels taipei, richard yates, and eeeee eee eeee, the novella shoplifting from american apparel, the story collection bed, and the poetry collections cognitivebehavioral therapy and you are a little bit happier than i more about tao lin. His previous book, 2010s richard yates, about a 22yearold manhattan author and his girlfriend, a 16yearold high school student living in new jersey, is the only book i can remember that.
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