E.L. Doctorow, whose work has been translated into more than
thirty languages, is one of America’s most celebrated writers, with a
career spanning half a century. The Book of Daniel, published
in 1971 and based on the espionage case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg,
placed Doctorow in the literary limelight and was hailed by Joyce Carol
Oates as “a nearly perfect work of art.” His next book, Ragtime, “as exhilarating as a deep breath of pure oxygen....[and] enormous fun to read” (Walter Clemons, Newsweek),
became an international bestseller and was made into a film and a
Broadway musical nominated for eight Academy Awards and twelve Tony
Awards, respectively. His other major works include the bestselling
novels Billy Bathgate, World’s Fair, The March, City of God, Loon Lake, and Welcome to the Hard Times, as well as several volumes of essays and stories. He is the recipient
of numerous awards, including the National Book Award, three National
Book Critics Circle Awards, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, and the
President’s National Humanities Medal. He will be reading from his new
novel, Homer & Langley, which is inspired by the Collyer brothers, famous for their compulsive hoarding.
General admission tickets: $5, on sale October 1, 2009
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