Complex sentence: Richard Yates (February 3 1926-November 7 1992) was an American novelist and short story writer, a chronicler of mid- 20th century mainstream American life, often cited as artistically residing somewhere between J.D. Salinger and John Cheever.
Split into simpler sentences: Richard Yates (February 3 1926--November 7 1992) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was a chronicler of mid- 20th century mainstream American life, often cited as artistically residing somewhere between J.D. Salinger and John Cheever.