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Iannone, Carol. "E. L. Doctorow's 'Jewish' Radicalism." Commentary 81, No. 3 (March 1986): 53-6.

Considers the impact of Doctorow's Jewish heritage on his work.

Jones, Malcolm Jr. "A Gothic Tale of Horror in Old New York." Newsweek (27 June 1994): 53.

Provides a synopsis of the plot of The Waterworks, and considers the novel's borrowings from works in the horror/science fiction mystery genre.

Rovit, Earl. "The Miraculous Conjunction." Sewanee Review 104, No. 2 (Spring 1996): 325-29.

Offers reflections on the essay genre and contains a brief review of Doctorow's Selected Essays, 1977–1992.

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Criticism
   1. Wirt Williams (review date 25 September 1960)
   2. Gwendolyn Brooks (review date 10 July 1966)
   3. Stanley Kauffman (review date 5 June 1971)
   4. Joseph Catinella (review date 17 July 1971)
   5. Patrick Parrinder (review date 4 April 1985)
   6. Richard D. Beards (review date Summer 1985)
   7. Marvin J. LaHood (review date Winter 1987)
   8. Michelle M. Tokarczyk (essay date Fall 1987)
   9. John G. Parks (essay date Winter 1991)
   10. Derek Wright (essay date 1993)
   11. Stephen Matterson (essay date Winter 1993)
   12. Stephen Cooper (essay date May 1993)
   13. Ann V. Miller (essay date Summer 1993)
   14. Stephen Fender (review date 27 May 1994)
   15. John Whitworth (review date 28 May 1994)
   16. Jonathan Franzen (review date 19 June 1994)
   17. Simon Schama (review date 19 June 1994)
   18. Mark Shechner (review date 10 July 1994)
   19. Andrew Delbanco (review date 18 July 1994)
   20. William Hutchings (review date Winter 1995)
   21. E. L. Doctorow with Michelle M. Tokarczyk (interview date Winter 1995)
   22. Michael Wutz (review date Spring 1995)
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