Biography

Edgar Lawrence Doctorow has received the National Book Award, two National Book Critics Circle Awards, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, the William Dean Howell Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the National Humanities Medal.

Doctorow was born in New York City on January 6, 1931, and attended the Bronx High School of Science. After graduating with honors from Kenyon College in 1952, he did graduate work at Columbia University and served in the U.S. Army, which stationed him in Germany. In 1954, he married Helen Setzer. They have three children. Doctorow was senior editor for New American Library from 1959 to 1964 and then served as editor in chief at Dial Press until 1969. Since then, he has devoted his time to writing and teaching. He holds the Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University and over the years has taught at several institutions, including Yale University Drama School, Princeton University, Sarah Lawrence College, and the University of California, Irvine.

Books by E. L. Doctorow

Doctorow
Doctorow
2016
Mozg Ėndri︠u︡
Mozg Ėndri︠u︡
2016
In Andrews Kopf
In Andrews Kopf
2015
Andrew's Brain
Andrew's Brain
2014
Andrews hersenen
Andrews hersenen
2014
Daniel’in Kitabi
Daniel’in Kitabi
2014
El cerebro de Andrew
El cerebro de Andrew
2014
El cervell de l'Andrew
El cervell de l'Andrew
2014
Ragtime (SparkNotes Literature
Ragtime (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
2014
Como todo acabo y volvio a emp
Como todo acabo y volvio a empezar (Spanish Edition)
2013
Homer & Langley (Portuguese Ed
Homer & Langley (Portuguese Edition)
2013
Ragtime; The March; and Homer
Ragtime; The March; and Homer and Langley
2013
Reading for My Life
Reading for My Life
2013
Todo el Tiempo del Mundo  All the Time in the World
Todo el Tiempo del Mundo All the Time in the World
2012
Drinks Before Dinner
Drinks Before Dinner
2011
Jack London, Hemingway and the Constitution
Jack London, Hemingway and the Constitution
2011
Homer and Langley
Homer and Langley
2010
Homer i Langley
Homer i Langley
2010
Homer ṿe-Langli
Homer ṿe-Langli
2010
La feria del mundo
La feria del mundo
2010
El libro de Daniel
El libro de Daniel
2009
Homer & Langley
Homer & Langley
2009
Històries de la dolça terra
Històries de la dolça terra
2007
La gran marxa
La gran marxa
2007
סיפורי הארץ המתוקה
סיפורי הארץ המתוקה
2007
Creationists
Creationists
2006
Creationists: Selected Essays
Creationists: Selected Essays
2006
Marsz
Marsz
2006
Sweet Land Stories
Sweet Land Stories
2005
Verhalen van een beter land
Verhalen van een beter land
2005
Reporting the Universe (The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization)
Reporting the Universe (The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization)
2004
Reporting the universe
Reporting the universe
2003
Lamentation 9/11
Lamentation 9/11
2002
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
2000
Ragtime. Roman
Ragtime. Roman
2000
Conversations with E.L. Doctorow
Conversations with E.L. Doctorow
1999
The March
The March
1999
Book of Daniel, the
Book of Daniel, the
1998
Poetas y Presidentes
Poetas y Presidentes
1998
All the time in the world
All the time in the world
1996
Jack London, Hemmingway & the
Jack London, Hemmingway & the Constitution
1995
Poets and Presidents
Poets and Presidents
1994
Ragtime (1261)
Ragtime (1261)
1993
Ragtime/Cassettes (1261)
Ragtime/Cassettes (1261)
1993
Bili Baṭgeyṭ
Bili Baṭgeyṭ
1992
The people's text
The people's text
1992
Worlds Fair (1263)
Worlds Fair (1263)
1992
Worlds Fair/Cassettes (1263)
Worlds Fair/Cassettes (1263)
1992
Loon Lake
Loon Lake
1991
Reading and Interview/Cassette
Reading and Interview/Cassettes (10011&10012)
1991
E. L. Doctorow Reading
E. L. Doctorow Reading
1990
Bill Bathgate
Bill Bathgate
1989
Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate
1989
Billy Bathgate - A Novel
Billy Bathgate - A Novel
1989
Billy Bathgate M/TV
Billy Bathgate M/TV
1989
Ḥaye ha-meshorerim
Ḥaye ha-meshorerim
1988
Das Leben der Dichter
Das Leben der Dichter
1985
El Libro De Daniel/the Book of
El Libro De Daniel/the Book of Daniel
1985
Worlds Fair 1ST Edition
Worlds Fair 1ST Edition
1985
Agam ha-Ṭavlanim
Agam ha-Ṭavlanim
1984
E.L. Doctorow, essays and conversations
E.L. Doctorow, essays and conversations
1983
Welcome to Hard Times (R)
Welcome to Hard Times (R)
1981
Ragtime
Ragtime
1980
Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times
1977
Le livre de Daniel
Le livre de Daniel
1976
Ragṭaim
Ragṭaim
1976
Ragtime a Novel by the Author
Ragtime a Novel by the Author of The Book of Daniel
1974
Three Screenplays
Three Screenplays
1972
Bad Man from Bodie
Bad Man from Bodie
1961
Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctoro
Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow (1989-02-04)
1764
Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctoro
Billy Bathgate by E.L. Doctorow (1989-04-26)
1679
The book of Daniel; a novel
The book of Daniel; a novel