Disturbing the Peace (novel)

Disturbing the Peace
Cover to the first edition
AuthorRichard Yates
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherDelacorte Press/
S. Lawrence
Publication date
1975
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN1-4990-9692-5

Disturbing the Peace is a novel by American writer Richard Yates. First published in 1975, Yates's fourth book concerns the psychological breakdown and subsequent institutionalization of an alcoholic salesman. Semi-autobiographical, the novel was dismissed by critics as his weakest book.