{"product_id":"disturbing-the-peace-paperback-1","title":"Disturbing the Peace - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Yates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHailed as \"America's finest realistic novelist\" by the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003eRichard Yates, author of \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road, \u003c\/i\u003e garnered rare critical acclaim for his bracing, unsentimental portraits of middle-class American life\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDisturbing the Peace\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception. Haunting, troubling, and mesmerizing, it shines a brilliant, unwavering light into the darkest recesses of a man's psyche. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo all appearances, John Wilder has all the trappings of success, circa 1960: a promising career in advertising, a loving family, a beautiful apartment, even a country home. John's evenings are spent with associates at quiet Manhattan lounges and his weekends with friends at glittering cocktail parties. But something deep within this seemingly perfect life has long since gone wrong. Something has disturbed John's fragile peace, and he can no longer find solace in fleeting affairs or alcohol. The anger, the drinking, and the recklessness are building to a crescendo--and they're about to take down John's career and his family. What happens next will send John on a long, strange journey--at once tragic and inevitable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native New Yorker, Richard Yates was born in 1926; his first novel, \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Road\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the National Book Award (in the same year as \u003ci\u003eThe Moviegoer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e). Much admired by peers, he was known during his lifetime as the foremost fiction writer of the post-war \"age of anxiety.\" He published his last novel in 1986, and died in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.21 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769408651552,"sku":"9780385293327","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dd753b9da7b6d66a3d8b630bbffdaf17.webp?v=1780347365","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/disturbing-the-peace-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}