内容简介
在线阅读本书WelcometoAmericaattheturnofthetwentiethcentury,wheretherhythmsofragtimesetthebeat.HarryHoudiniastonishesaudienceswithmagicalfeatsofescape,themightyJ.P.MorgandominatesthefinancialworldandHenryFordmanufactures
作者简介
E.L.DoctorowisoneofAmerica'smostaccomplishedandacclaimedlivingwriters.WinneroftheNationalBookAward,theNationalBookCriticsCircleAward(twice),thePEN/FaulknerAward,andtheNationalHumanitiesMedal,heistheauthorofninenovelsthathaveexploredthedramaofAmericanlifefromthelate19thcenturytothe21st.AlAlvarezisapoet,literarycritic,andauthorofmanynon-fictionbooksontopicsrangingfromsuicide,divorceanddreams–TheSavageGod,LifeAfterMarriage,Night–topokerandmountaineering–TheBiggestGameinTown,Offshore.HewaspoetryeditorofTheObserverfrom1956-66.HehascontributedregularlytoTheNewYorkReviewofBooksandTheNewYorker.Hismostrecentbooksareanautobiography,WhereDidItAllGoRight?,New&SelectedPoemsandTheWriter’sVoice.HelivesinLondon.
