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, from back cover of Doctorow's 1975 novel "
Ragtime"
Edgar Laurence Doctorow (born
January 6,
1931, New York, New York) is the author of several critically acclaimed novels that blend history and
social criticism. Although he had written books for years, it was not until the publication of
The Book of Daniel (novel) in 1971 that he obtained acclaim. His next book,
Ragtime (novel), was a commercial and critical success. As of 2006, he held the Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University. Doctorow's personal papers are held by the Fales Library at NYU.
Doctorow was raised in the
Bronx, New York, by parental folks of second-generation
Russia Jewish descent. At the
Bronx High School of Science, he excelled in art making. Doctorow was a voracious reader and continued his education at Kenyon College where he studied with
John Crowe Ransom. After graduating with honors in 1952, he did graduate work at
Columbia University before he was drafted into the
United States army and assigned to Germany. He began his career as a reader at
Columbia Pictures, moved on to become an editor for
New American Library in the early
1960s and worked as chief editor at
Dial Press from 1964 to 1969.
He delivered a commencement address critical of President George W. Bush at
Hofstra University on
May 23, 2004.
Works
- (1960 in literature) Welcome to Hard Times
- (1966 in literature) Big As Life
- (1968 in literature) The Songs of Billy Bathgate. Short story; chronicling the career of a folk-rock musician, the tale is told in the form of liner notes. Doctorow would later recycle the protagonists' name for his PEN/Faulkner award-winning novel Billy Bathgate. In an interview published in a compendium of critical analysis of his work, Doctorow claimed that he'd been questioned as to whether or not the protagonist of "Songs" was the son of the protagonist from Billy Bathgate, since the dates of birth given for the protagonists's son in Billy Bathgate correlate to the age of the protagonist from "Songs." Doctorow states that, while he had not intended it as such, he has no objection to the character being viewed as one and the same.
- (1971 in literature) The Book of Daniel (novel). Nominated for a National Book Award, it fictionalized the story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed in 1953 for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union.
- (1975 in literature) Ragtime (novel). After receiving the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction and the Arts and Letters Award, it was transformed into a Ragtime (film) in 1981 and a Ragtime (musical) in 1998.
- (1979 in literature) Drinks Before Dinner (play)
- (1980 in literature) Loon Lake (novel)
- (1982 in literature) American Anthem (novel)
- (1984) Lives of the Poets: Six Stories and a Novella
- (1985 in literature) World's Fair (novel). Received the 1986 National Book Award.
- (1989 in literature) Billy Bathgate. A finalist for the Pulitzer and won the PEN/Faulkner award. Made into a major motion picture in 1991, which Doctorow considered "a disappointment".
- (1994 in literature) The Waterworks (novel)
- (2000 in literature) City of God (Doctorow novel)
- (2003 in literature) Reporting the Universe (nonfiction)
- (2004 in literature) Sweet Land Stories
- (2005 in literature) The March (novel), ISBN 0-375-50671-3 Awarded the National Book Critics' Circle award for fiction and the PEN/Faulkner award. Also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and nominated for the National Book Award.
- (2006 in literature) Creationists: Selected Essays 1993-2006 (Random House, 178 pages)
References
- Arana-Ward, Marie. (April 17, 1994). "E. L. Doctorow". The Washington Post, p. X6.
External links
- New York State Writers Institute: E. L. Doctorow
- E. L. Doctorow Wins the PEN/Faulkner Award 2006
- "Billy Bathgate Discussion With EL Doctorow" - from November 30, 2004
- BookTalk.org Online Book Discussion
- 1986 interview with E. L. Doctorow by Don Swaim at Wired for Books
- Author Interview at failbetter.com
, from back cover of Doctorow's 1975 novel "
Ragtime"
Edgar Laurence Doctorow (born January 6,
1931, New York, New York) is the author of several critically acclaimed novels that blend
history and social criticism. Although he had written books for years, it was not until the publication of
The Book of Daniel (novel) in 1971 that he obtained acclaim. His next book,
Ragtime (novel), was a commercial and critical success. As of 2006, he held the Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University. Doctorow's personal papers are held by the
Fales Library at NYU.
Doctorow was raised in the
Bronx, New York, by parental folks of second-generation Russia Jewish descent. At the Bronx High School of Science, he excelled in art making. Doctorow was a voracious reader and continued his education at Kenyon College where he studied with John Crowe Ransom. After graduating with honors in 1952, he did graduate work at Columbia University before he was drafted into the United States army and assigned to
Germany. He began his career as a reader at
Columbia Pictures, moved on to become an editor for
New American Library in the early 1960s and worked as chief editor at Dial Press from 1964 to 1969.
He delivered a commencement address critical of President
George W. Bush at
Hofstra University on May 23,
2004.
Works
- (1960 in literature) Welcome to Hard Times
- (1966 in literature) Big As Life
- (1968 in literature) The Songs of Billy Bathgate. Short story; chronicling the career of a folk-rock musician, the tale is told in the form of liner notes. Doctorow would later recycle the protagonists' name for his PEN/Faulkner award-winning novel Billy Bathgate. In an interview published in a compendium of critical analysis of his work, Doctorow claimed that he'd been questioned as to whether or not the protagonist of "Songs" was the son of the protagonist from Billy Bathgate, since the dates of birth given for the protagonists's son in Billy Bathgate correlate to the age of the protagonist from "Songs." Doctorow states that, while he had not intended it as such, he has no objection to the character being viewed as one and the same.
- (1971 in literature) The Book of Daniel (novel). Nominated for a National Book Award, it fictionalized the story of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed in 1953 for giving nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union.
- (1975 in literature) Ragtime (novel). After receiving the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction and the Arts and Letters Award, it was transformed into a Ragtime (film) in 1981 and a Ragtime (musical) in 1998.
- (1979 in literature) Drinks Before Dinner (play)
- (1980 in literature) Loon Lake (novel)
- (1982 in literature) American Anthem (novel)
- (1984) Lives of the Poets: Six Stories and a Novella
- (1985 in literature) World's Fair (novel). Received the 1986 National Book Award.
- (1989 in literature) Billy Bathgate. A finalist for the Pulitzer and won the PEN/Faulkner award. Made into a major motion picture in 1991, which Doctorow considered "a disappointment".
- (1994 in literature) The Waterworks (novel)
- (2000 in literature) City of God (Doctorow novel)
- (2003 in literature) Reporting the Universe (nonfiction)
- (2004 in literature) Sweet Land Stories
- (2005 in literature) The March (novel), ISBN 0-375-50671-3 Awarded the National Book Critics' Circle award for fiction and the PEN/Faulkner award. Also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and nominated for the National Book Award.
- (2006 in literature) Creationists: Selected Essays 1993-2006 (Random House, 178 pages)
References
- Arana-Ward, Marie. (April 17, 1994). "E. L. Doctorow". The Washington Post, p. X6.
External links
- New York State Writers Institute: E. L. Doctorow
- E. L. Doctorow Wins the PEN/Faulkner Award 2006
- "Billy Bathgate Discussion With EL Doctorow" - from November 30, 2004
- BookTalk.org Online Book Discussion
- 1986 interview with E. L. Doctorow by Don Swaim at Wired for Books
- Author Interview at failbetter.com
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