World's Fair
E. L. DOCTOROW

World's Fair by E. L. Doctorow 26 reviews (1986) (288p) National Book Award Winner

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Book Description

"Something close to magic." The Los Angeles Times The astonishing novel of a young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe, families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the promises of a generation culminate in a single great World's Fair . . . From the Paperback edition.

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The March by E. L. Doctorow 364 reviews (2005) (384p) (PP) (NBCCA) (NBA) (PF) (LATimes) (TIME) (Amazon) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow 39 reviews (1989) (323p) (PP) (NBCCA) (NBA) (PF) (NYTimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

LIVES OF THE POETS: Six Stories and a Novella by E. L. Doctorow 1 reviews (1984) (160p) (NYTimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Loon Lake by E. L. Doctorow 9 reviews (1980) (258p) (NBCCA) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow 135 reviews (1975) (270p) (NBCCA) (Modern100) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

E. L. Doctorow Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 11   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 5   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 2 Billy Bathgate · The March ·   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 3 Billy Bathgate · Ragtime · The March ·   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 4 Billy Bathgate · Loon Lake · Ragtime · The March ·   National Book Award Wins 1 World's Fair ·   National Book Award Nominations 3 Billy Bathgate · World's Fair · The March ·   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 2 Billy Bathgate · The March ·   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 2 Billy Bathgate · The March ·

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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