Quote by: E. L. Doctorow

I don't think anything I've written has been done in under six or eight drafts. Usually it takes me a few years to write a book. 'World's Fair' was an exception. It seemed to be a particularly fluent book as it came. I did it in seven months. I think what happened in that case is that God gave me a bonus book.


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Author Bio


  • NameE. L. Doctorow
  • DescriptionNovelist, editor, professor
  • BornJanuary 6, 1931
  • DiedJuly 21, 2015
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionNovelist; Writer; Faculty
  • WorksThe Book Of Daniel; Ragtime; Billy Bathgate; The March; Homer & Langley
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; National Humanities Medal; National Book Award