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How did Richard Yates’s work gain renewed interest?

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Interest in Richard Yates’s work revived after Stewart O’Nan’s essay arguing for him as a canonical American author appeared in the Boston Review in 1999, followed by Blake Bailey’s biography in 2003. A film adaptation of Revolutionary Road, directed by Sam Mendes, appeared in 2008 and also contributed to his renewed recognition.