Richard Yates

The Critic as Pugilist, Champion of High Art

Lee Siegel (b. 1957), a confrontational enthusiast.
Jill Krementz
Lee Siegel (b. 1957), a confrontational enthusiast.

The cultural critic Lee Siegel is known as something of a terror for his slashing, razor-sharp essay  read more »

Richard Yates' Gruesome Life Laudably Indexed for Posterity

A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates , by Blake Bailey. Picador, 675 pages, $35.  read more »