E.L. Doctorow’s The Book of Daniel: A writer-in-process
In The Book of Daniel, Doctorow’s third novel, published in 1971, the narrator is an orphan who tries through his narrative to rehabilitate his parents who are fictionalized re-creations of the Rosenbergs, renamed Isaacsons. Daniel’s narrative reshapes the past making central what had previously be...
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2011
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | In The Book of Daniel, Doctorow’s third novel, published in 1971, the narrator is an orphan who tries through his narrative to rehabilitate his parents who are fictionalized re-creations of the Rosenbergs, renamed Isaacsons. Daniel’s narrative reshapes the past making central what had previously been marginalized by the dominant historical discourse. The novel is hard to categorize for it draws on many traditions such as the Bildungsroman, the historical novel or the essay as it is supposedl... |
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