His most notable adaptations were for the film Ragtime (1981) and the Broadway musical of the same name (1998), which won four Tony Awards.ĭoctorow was the recipient of numerous writing awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for Ragtime, National Book Critics Circle Award for Billy Bathgate, National Book Critics Circle Award for The March, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction. Ī number of Doctorow's novels and short stories were also adapted for the screen, including Welcome to Hard Times (1967) starring Henry Fonda, Daniel (1983) starring Timothy Hutton, Billy Bathgate (1991) starring Dustin Hoffman, and Wakefield (2016) starring Bryan Cranston. These, like many of his other works, placed fictional. His stories were recognized for their originality and versatility, and Doctorow was praised for his audacity and imagination. DOCTOROWS EARLIER BOOKS: Welcome to Hard Times (1960) 'Perhaps the primary theme of the novel is that evil can only be resisted psychically. They included the award-winning novels Ragtime (1975), Billy Bathgate (1989), and The March (2005). These, like many of his other works, placed fictional characters in recognizable historical contexts, with known historical figures, and often used different narrative styles.
They included the award-winning novels Ragtime (1975), Billy Bathgate (1989), and The March (2005). He wrote twelve novels, three volumes of short fiction and a stage drama.
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