The Book of Daniel

Informationen zum Autor E. L. Doctorow (1931-2015) was one of America's most accomplished and acclaimed writers. Winner of the National Book Award, three National Book Critics Circle Awards, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, and the National Humanities Medal, he is the author of twelve novels that explored the drama of American life from the late-19th century to the 21st. Klappentext E. L. Doctorow (1931-2015) was one of America's most accomplished and acclaimed writers. Winner of the National Book Award, three National Book Critics Circle Awards, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, and the National Humanities Medal, he is the author of twelve novels that explored the drama of American life from the late-19th century to the 21st. Zusammenfassung As Cold War hysteria inflames America, FBI agents pay a surprise visit to a Communist man and his wife in their New York apartment. After a trial that divides the country, the couple are sent to the electric chair for treason. Decades later, in 1967, their son Daniel struggles to understand the tragedy of their lives.

Product details

• Authors: E L Doctorow, E. L. Doctorow
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.02.2006
• EAN: 9780141188188
• ISBN: 978-0-14-118818-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary