Doctorow, E(dgar) L(aurence)
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born Jan. 6, 1931, New York, N.Y., U.S.
U.S. novelist.
Doctorow worked as an editor and has since taught at colleges and universities. His best-selling novels have often focused on the working class and the dispossessed of earlier decades in the U.S.
The Book of Daniel (1971) concerned the Rosenberg spy case.
Ragtime (1975; film, 1981) incorporates actual early 20th-century American figures.
Loon Lake (1980),
World's Fair (1985), and
Billy Bathgate (1989; film, 1991) examine the Great Depression and its aftermath.
City of God (2000), concerns the efforts of a New York City Episcopal minister to renew his faith.
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Universalium.
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Doctorow, E(dgar) L(aurence) — (n. 6 ene. 1931, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.). Novelista estadounidense. Doctorow comenzó trabajando como editor, y desde entonces ha enseñado en diversas universidades. Sus novelas, best seller, se han centrado a menudo en la clase trabajadora y en … Enciclopedia Universal
Doctorow — /dok teuh roh /, n. E(dgar) L(aurence), born 1931, U.S. author and editor. * * * … Universalium
Doctorow — Doc•to•row [[t]ˈdɒk təˌroʊ[/t]] n. big E(dgar) L(aurence), born 1931, U.S. novelist and editor … From formal English to slang
Edgar — Ópera de Giacomo Puccini. Estrenada el 21 de abril de 1889 en el Teatro La Scala de Milán. Continuaron representaciones en el Teatro Comunale de Ferrara (1892), en el Teatro Real de Madrid (1892) y en el Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires (1905). * * * … Enciclopedia Universal
Laurence — (as used in expressions) Doctorow, E(dgar) L(aurence) Dunbar, Paul Laurence Laurence, Margaret Olivier, Laurence (Kerr), barón Olivier (de Brighton) Sterne, Laurence … Enciclopedia Universal
