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World's Fair

E. L. Doctorow

Doctorow, E. L.;

World's Fair

Random House 1985, 288 pages

ISBN 0394525280

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"Something close to magic." The Los Angeles Times The astonishing novel of a
young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of
the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe,
families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the promises of a
generation culminate in a single great World's Fair.


amitabha mukerjee (mukerjee [at] gmail.com) 17 Mar 2009