Richard Yates is a preeminent storyteller of the 20th century; literary pundits agree that Revolutionary Road represents the pinnacle of his career. Set in post-war America in the 1950's, this is a tale of the insidious routines that capitalist societies construct around their constituents to acculturate them--to entrap them. This ingeniously crafted novel is assuredly a masterpiece.
Reviewed by: Odysseus
Elizabeth Nunez, Who Chronicled the Immigrant’s Challenges, Dies at 80
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In “Prospero’s Daughter” and other novels, she explored the legacy of
colonialism in her native Trinidad and the struggle for belonging in an
adopted country.
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