<DIV>The literary event of 2001 is now the paperback event of 2002: <I>The Collected Stories of Richard Yates</I> gathers the late author's powerful and peerless short fiction in one comprehensive volume. Praised by such authors as Michael Chabon, Stewart O'Nan, Robert Stone, and Richard Russo, and universally acclaimed in reviews across the country, <I>The Collected Stories</I> is the crowning jewel in what has been the rediscovery of one of our greatest American writers.<BR></DIV>