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"A novel is a printed circuit through which flows the force of a reader's own life."

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About E. L. Doctorow

E. L. Doctorow was an American novelist best known for historical fiction including Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, and The March. His work combined literary craft with American historical themes, and he received major national literary honors.

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