For the first time in Russian - the largest, most mature novel by the American classic Richard Yates, a sophisticated stylist whose sophistication is manifested in the unique simplicity of the narrative, “one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century” (Sunday Telegraph), author of “Liars in Love” and “ Easter Parade", "Cold Harbour", "Breath of Destiny" and the acclaimed "Revolutionary Road" - a novel that served as the basis for the recent Sam Mendes film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (for the first time together since "Titanic"!). Under the pen of Yeats, the heroes of "Cry of Young Hearts" - the poet Michael Davenport and his aristocratic wife Lucy, the heiress of a large fortune, which he fundamentally does not want to touch, counting on his talent - live for decades, together and apart, consumed by passion for each other. to a friend, then to new people, but always to art...

An amazing writer with a ruthlessly sharp gaze. Time Out

One of the most important authors of the second half of the century... For me and many writers of my generation, Yeats's prose was like a breath of fresh air. Robert Stone

Richard Yeats, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway are undoubtedly three of the best American authors of the 20th century. Yates deserves the highest compliment: he writes like a screenwriter - he wants you to see everything he describes. David Hare

Richard Yates is a writer of impressive talent. His exquisite and sensitive prose skillfully strikes a balance of irony and passion. The freshness of the language, the sharp insight into the essence of phenomena, the accurate transmission of feelings and the sarcastic view of events are a delight. Saturday Review

Like Updike, but softer, more subtle, without deliberate piquancy, Yates cultivates the field of honest, touching American realism. Time Out Book of the Week

Each phrase of the novel highly reflects the author's integrity and stylistic skill. Yeats is a true artist. The New Republic