Introduction
Doctorow, E(dgar) L(aurence) 1931–
Doctorow is an American novelist, editor, and playwright best known for the widely popular novel Ragtime. Major fictive concerns with Doctorow are the cyclical nature of history and ways of knowing. His four novels have been progressively deeper experiments with history and fiction, culminating with Ragtime, which has been controversial for the fictions it presents about historical figures. Doctorow has recently turned his talents to a different genre, drama, in Drinks Before Dinner. (See also CLC, Vols. 6, 11, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 45-48.)
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