E.L.Doctorow, R.I.P.
It is those who transport us...........who entertain us.......who remind us of the finer and not so fine things in life...........these are the ones we remember and over the years as we pick up their tomes for the 2nd or third time.........we more than remember.......we thank. They are immortal.
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From Ragtime to The Book of Daniel, he brought the past to life and then some
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/books/el-doctorow-author-of-historical-fiction-dies-at-84.html?_r=0
E. L. Doctorow,
a leading figure in contemporary American letters whose popular,
critically admired and award-winning novels — including “Ragtime,”
“Billy Bathgate” and “The March” — situated fictional characters in
recognizable historical contexts, among identifiable historical figures
and often within unconventional narrative forms, died on Tuesday in
Manhattan. He was 84 and lived in Manhattan and Sag Harbor, N.Y.
May his memory be for a blessing