Cold Spring Harbor (collected Works of Richard Yates)
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The Chinese translation of "Cold Spring Harbor", the representative work of Richard Yates, a faithful recorder of mainstream American life in the mid-20th century and "a writer's writer", is released for the first time; Richard Yates is on par with Chekhov, Fitzgerald, and John Cheever in terms of literary attainments. Driven by famous writers such as Kurt Vonnegut, Andre Du Bois, Nick Hornby, David Hare, Raymond Carver, Joan Didion and Richard Ford; "Yates, Fitzgerald and Hemingway can be called the twentieth century Three of America's undisputed great novelists. The highest praise I can give Yates is that his work feels more like a playwright than a novelist: he wants you to see what he describes." - David Hare ("The Hours") " and "The Reader" playwright) In the United States before World War II, the Shepards and their sons encountered a car breakdown in the West Village of New York. No one would have thought that the next unexpected encounter would once again change the fate of their son Evan, a handsome but stupid young man. He hurriedly entered into marriage with the immature Rachel. This was his second marriage. However, the two seemed destined to repeat the tragic mistakes of their parents. The reality after marriage quickly shattered their beautiful illusions about the future. Facing the siege of life, Evan and Rachel desperately tried various ways to escape, but found that they all led to the seaside town of Cold Spring Harbor...
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