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   Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (January 6, 1931 – July 21, 2015) was an American novelist, editor, and professor, best known for his works of historical fiction. He wrote twelve novels, three volumes of short fiction and a stage drama, including the award-winning novels Ragtime (1975), Billy Bathgate (1989), and The March (2005).

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     E. L. Doctorow Dies at 84; Literary Time Traveler Stirred Past Into Fiction

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › E-L-DoctorowE.L. Doctorow | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica

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   E.L. Doctorow (born January 6, 1931, Bronx, New York, U.S.—died July 21, 2015, New York, New York) was an American novelist known for his skillful manipulation of traditional genres. E.L. Doctorow discussing his use of science in fiction.

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4. www.goodreads.com › author › showE.L. Doctorow (Author of Ragtime) - Goodreads

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   Jul 21, 2015 · History based known novels of American writer Edgar Laurence Doctorow. His works of fiction include Homer & Langley, The March, Billy Bathgate, Ragtime, The Book of Daniel, City of God, Welcome to Hard Times, Loon Lake, World’s Fair, The Waterworks, and All the Time in the World.

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   • Death Date: July 21, 2015

   • Birth Date: January 6, 1931

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2015/07/22 › booksE. L. Doctorow Dies at 84; Literary Time Traveler Stirred ...

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   Jul 22, 2015 · The author of a dozen novels, three volumes of short fiction and a stage drama, as well as essays and commentary on literature and politics, Mr. Doctorow was widely...

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7. www.npr.org › 2015/07/22 › 425224961Novelist E.L Doctorow, Master Of Historical Fiction, Dies At 84

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   Jul 22, 2015 · Novelist E.L. Doctorow, best known for his works of historical fiction set in the early 20th century, has died at the age of 84. His widely admired books include...

8. apnews.com › article › a0b4810d7eb047fbb33e90a2a4df2733E.L. Doctorow, author of 'Ragtime,' dies in New York at 84

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   Jul 22, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — Writer E.L. Doctorow, who wryly reimagined the American experience in such novels as “Ragtime” and “The March” and applied its lessons to the past and the future in fiction and nonfiction, has died. He was 84.

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   Who is Edgar Laurence Doctorow?

   • In 2009 he was short listed for the Man Booker International Prize honoring a writer’s lifetime achievement in fiction, and in 2012 he won the PEN Saul Bellow Award given to an author whose “scale of achievement over a sustained career places him in the h History based known novels of American writer Edgar Laurence Doctorow.

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   Was Doctorow a national novelist?

   • RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: That is E.L. Doctorow, and he was a contender to be the national novelist. He set his books in turbulent American times. INSKEEP: You could set those books in chronological order and gain a provocative vision of the history of a changing nation. MONTAGNE: Doctorow's novel "The March" was set in the Civil War.

   Novelist E.L Doctorow, Master Of Historical Fiction, Dies At 84

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   What is Doctorow based on in Homer & Langley?

   • Doctorow trained his sights on historical figures of less eminence in Homer and Langley (2009), a mythologization of the lives of the Collyer brothers, a pair of reclusive eccentrics whose death in 1947 revealed a nightmarish repository of curiosities and garbage in their Harlem, New York City, brownstone.

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   Was Doctorow a child of the depression?

   • INSKEEP: The author of these and other novels was a child of the Depression. E.L. Doctorow was born in 1931 in the Bronx. His family was poor, but as he once told NPR, he had access to books. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST)

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10. www.pbs.org › newshour › artsE.L. Doctorow, acclaimed author of historical fiction, dies at 84

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    Jul 22, 2015 · The PBS NewsHour reports the death of E.L. Doctorow, who wrote novels such as "Ragtime" and "The Book of Daniel" that blended history and imagination. He won several awards and influenced many readers and writers.