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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0399588353
ISBN-13
9780399588358
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219679404
Product Key Features
Book Title
Doctorow: Collected Stories
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Urban, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-006619
Reviews
Praise for E. L. Doctorow "E. L. Doctorow is a national treasure, and I mean this in a very specific sense: He has rewarded us, these forty-five years, with a vision of ourselves, as a people, a vision possessed of what I might call 'aspirational verve'--he sees us clearly and tenderly, just as we are, but also sees past that--to what we might, at our best, become." --George Saunders "Doctorow did not so much write fiction about history as he seemed to occupy history itself. He owned it. He made it his own." --Ta-Nehisi Coates "On every level, [Doctorow's] work is powerful. . . . His sensitivity to language is perfectly balanced, and complemented by a gigantic vision." --Jennifer Egan "[Doctorow wrote] with such stunning audacity that I can still remember my parents' awed dinner-table conversation, that summer, about a novel they were reading, called Ragtime, that went up to the overgrown wall enclosing the garden of fiction and opened the doorway to history." --Michael Chabon "[His great topic is] the reach of American possibility, in which plain lives take on the cadences of history. . . . Doctorow's prose tends to create its own landscape, and to become a force that works in opposition to the power of social reality." --Don DeLillo "A writer of dazzling gifts and boundless imaginative energy." --Joyce Carol Oates, Praise for Doctorow: Collected Stories "Here, without the framework of historical context that defines his best-known novels, we discover a Doctorow equally adept at plumbing the contemporary American psyche and are reminded of literature's loss following his death in 2015." -- O: The Oprah Magazine "These tales--sketches, really, wide-ranging in time, place and circumstances--are penned by a modern master. . . . What makes Doctorow's historical novels brilliant is their engaging prose, smart writerly style, unconventional narratives and inventive and entertaining plots. Same for these dog-eared, pre-owned stories." -- USA Today "A master of short fiction . . . Doctorow was known for his interest in American history, and, taken together, these richly imagined stories might be read as a meditation on the nature of modern American life. . . . Required reading for anyone who cares about American literature." -- Library Journal (starred review) "[These stories] remind us of his singular talent. . . . They come together here and underscore a genius at work." -- The National Book Review Praise for E. L. Doctorow "E. L. Doctorow is a national treasure, and I mean this in a very specific sense: He has rewarded us, these forty-five years, with a vision of ourselves, as a people, a vision possessed of what I might call 'aspirational verve'--he sees us clearly and tenderly, just as we are, but also sees past that--to what we might, at our best, become." --George Saunders "Doctorow did not so much write fiction about history as he seemed to occupy history itself. He owned it. He made it his own." --Ta-Nehisi Coates "On every level, [Doctorow's] work is powerful. . . . His sensitivity to language is perfectly balanced, and complemented by a gigantic vision." --Jennifer Egan "[Doctorow wrote] with such stunning audacity that I can still remember my parents' awed dinner-table conversation, that summer, about a novel they were reading, called Ragtime, that went up to the overgrown wall enclosing the garden of fiction and opened the doorway to history." --Michael Chabon "[His great topic is] the reach of American possibility, in which plain lives take on the cadences of history. . . . Doctorow's prose tends to create its own landscape, and to become a force that works in opposition to the power of social reality." --Don DeLillo "A writer of dazzling gifts and boundless imaginative energy." --Joyce Carol Oates
Synopsis
A superb collection of fifteen stories--including "Wakefield," the inspiration for the film starring Bryan Cranston--by the author of Ragtime , The March , The Book of Daniel, and Billy Bathgate He has been called "a national treasure" by George Saunders. Doctorow's great topic, said Don DeLillo, is "the reach of American possibility, in which plain lives take on the cadences of history." This power is apparent everywhere in these stories: the bravery and self-delusion of people seeking the American dream; the geniuses, mystics, and charlatans who offer people false hope, or an actual glimpse of greatness. In "A House on the Plains," a mother has a plan for financial independence, which may include murder. In "Walter John Harmon," a man starts a cult using subterfuge and seduction. "Jolene: A Life" follows a teenager who escapes her home for Hollywood on a perilous quest for success. "Heist," the account of an Episcopal priest coping with a crisis of faith, was expanded into the bestseller City of God . "The Water Works," about the underbelly of 1870s New York, grew into a brilliant novel. "Liner Notes: The Songs of Billy Bathgate" is a corollary to the renowned novel and includes Doctorow's revisions. These fifteen stories, written from the 1960s to the early twenty-first century, and selected, revised, and placed in order by the author himself shortly before he died in 2015, are a testament to the genius of E. L. Doctorow. Praise for Doctorow: Collected Stories "Here, without the framework of historical context that defines his best-known novels, we discover a Doctorow equally adept at plumbing the contemporary American psyche and are reminded of literature's loss following his death." -- O: The Oprah Magazine "These tales--sketches, really, wide-ranging in time, place and circumstances--are penned by a modern master. . . . What makes Doctorow's historical novels brilliant is their engaging prose, smart writerly style, unconventional narratives and inventive and entertaining plots. Same for these dog-eared, pre-owned stories." -- USA Today Praise for E. L. Doctorow "He has rewarded us, these forty-five years, with a vision of ourselves, as a people, a vision possessed of what I might call 'aspirational verve'--he sees us clearly and tenderly, just as we are, but also sees past that--to what we might, at our best, become." --George Saunders "Doctorow did not so much write fiction about history as he seemed to occupy history itself. He owned it. He made it his own." --Ta-Nehisi Coates "On every level, [Doctorow's] work is powerful. . . . His sensitivity to language is perfectly balanced, and complemented by a gigantic vision." --Jennifer Egan "[He wrote] with such stunning audacity that I can still remember my parents' awed dinner-table conversation, that summer, about a novel they were reading, called Ragtime, that went up to the overgrown wall enclosing the garden of fiction and opened the doorway to history." --Michael Chabon "Doctorow's prose tends to create its own landscape, and to become a force that works in opposition to the power of social reality." --Don DeLillo "A writer of dazzling gifts and boundless imaginative energy." --Joyce Carol Oates, A superb collection of fifteen stories--including "Wakefield," the inspiration for the film starring Bryan Cranston --by the author of Ragtime , The March , The Book of Daniel, and Billy Bathgate He has been called "a national treasure" by George Saunders. Doctorow's great topic, said Don DeLillo, is "the reach of American possibility, in which plain lives take on the cadences of history." This power is apparent everywhere in these stories: the bravery and self-delusion of people seeking the American dream; the geniuses, mystics, and charlatans who offer people false hope, or an actual glimpse of greatness. In "A House on the Plains," a mother has a plan for financial independence, which may include murder. In "Walter John Harmon," a man starts a cult using subterfuge and seduction. "Jolene: A Life" follows a teenager who escapes her home for Hollywood on a perilous quest for success. "Heist," the account of an Episcopal priest coping with a crisis of faith, was expanded into the bestseller City of God . "The Water Works," about the underbelly of 1870s New York, grew into a brilliant novel. "Liner Notes: The Songs of Billy Bathgate" is a corollary to the renowned novel and includes Doctorow's revisions. These fifteen stories, written from the 1960s to the early twenty-first century, and selected, revised, and placed in order by the author himself shortly before he died in 2015, are a testament to the genius of E. L. Doctorow. Praise for Doctorow: Collected Stories "Here, without the framework of historical context that defines his best-known novels, we discover a Doctorow equally adept at plumbing the contemporary American psyche and are reminded of literature's loss following his death." -- O: The Oprah Magazine "These tales--sketches, really, wide-ranging in time, place and circumstances--are penned by a modern master. . . . What makes Doctorow's historical novels brilliant is their engaging prose, smart writerly style, unconventional narratives and inventive and entertaining plots. Same for these dog-eared, pre-owned stories." -- USA Today Praise for E. L. Doctorow "He has rewarded us, these forty-five years, with a vision of ourselves, as a people, a vision possessed of what I might call 'aspirational verve'--he sees us clearly and tenderly, just as we are, but also sees past that--to what we might, at our best, become." --George Saunders "Doctorow did not so much write fiction about history as he seemed to occupy history itself. He owned it. He made it his own." --Ta-Nehisi Coates "On every level, Doctorow's] work is powerful. . . . His sensitivity to language is perfectly balanced, and complemented by a gigantic vision." --Jennifer Egan " He wrote] with such stunning audacity that I can still remember my parents' awed dinner-table conversation, that summer, about a novel they were reading, called Ragtime, that went up to the overgrown wall enclosing the garden of fiction and opened the doorway to history." --Michael Chabon "Doctorow's prose tends to create its own landscape, and to become a force that works in opposition to the power of social reality." --Don DeLillo "A writer of dazzling gifts and boundless imaginative energy." --Joyce Carol Oates
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PS3554.O3A6 2016
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