The Book of Daniel
$47.30
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
6 March 2006
Summary
Published for the first time in Modern Classics alongside Doctorow’s Ragtime.
As Cold War hysteria inflames America, FBI agents pay a surprise visit to a Communist man and his wife in their New York apartment. After a trial that divides the country, the couple are sent to the electric chair for treason. Decades later, in 1967, their son Daniel struggles to understand the tragedy of their lives. But while he is tormented by his past and trying to appreciate his own wife and son, Daniel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141188188 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141188189 |
| Author: | E.L. Doctorow |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 6 March 2006 |
| Weight: | 293g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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” A ferocious feat of the imagination … Every scene is perfectly realized and feeds into the whole- the themes and symbols echoing and reverberating.” - Newsweek ” A nearly perfect work of art, and art on this level can only be a cause for rejoicing.” - Joyce Carol Oates ” This is an extraordinary contemporary novel, a stunning work.” - San Francisco Chronicle ” The political novel of our age … the best work of its kind.” - New Republic ” Remarkable … One of the finest works of fiction.” - Minneapolis Star Tribune ” Stirring, brilliant, very moving.” - Houston Post
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“A ferocious feat of the imagination … Every scene is perfectly realized and feeds into the whole-the themes and symbols echoing and reverberating.”-Newsweek “A nearly perfect work of art, and art on this level can only be a cause for rejoicing.”-Joyce Carol Oates “This is an extraordinary contemporary novel, a stunning work.”-San Francisco Chronicle “The political novel of our age … the best work of its kind.”-New Republic “Remarkable … One of the finest works of fiction.”-Minneapolis Star Tribune “Stirring, brilliant, very moving.”-Houston Post“From the Hardcover edition.”
About The Author
E.L. Doctorow
E. L. Doctorow (1931-2015) was one of America’s most accomplished and acclaimed writers. Winner of the National Book Award, three National Book Critics Circle Awards, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, and the National Humanities Medal, he is the author of twelve novels that explored the drama of American life from the late-19th century to the 21st.
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