Ragtime
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American Letters | 2013 | Winner |
About This Book
A landmark American novel set in the Gilded Age of the early twentieth century, interweaving three fictional families—an upper-middle-class WASP family, a Harlem musician's family, and a Jewish immigrant family—with appearances by historical figures including Harry Houdini, Emma Goldman, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. A dazzling meditation on race, class, and the dream of America.
About the Author
E.L. Doctorow (1931–2015) was one of the most important American novelists of the twentieth century, celebrated for his ability to weave fictional narratives into the fabric of American history. Born Edgar Lawrence Doctorow in New York City, he worked as an editor at Dial Press before publishing his breakthrough novel Ragtime (1975), which reimagines the Gilded Age through the intertwined lives of fictional and historical figures including Emma Goldman, Harry Houdini, and J.P. Read more →
