Book of Daniel - Hardcover

Doctorow, MR E L

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679643370 ISBN 13: 9780679643371

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2005

Synopsis

In 1967, Daniel, the son of two convicted spys executed by their own country, ponders his life, his sister's radicalism, his appreciation for his wife and son, and the hypocrisy of the moralistic ideals upon which this country was based. Reissue. 10,000 first printing.

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Review:

" A ferocious feat of the imagination . . . Every scene is perfectly realized and feeds into the whole- the themes and symbols echoing and reverberating."
- Newsweek
" A nearly perfect work of art, and art on this level can only be a cause for rejoicing."
- Joyce Carol Oates
" This is an extraordinary contemporary novel, a stunning work."
- San Francisco Chronicle
" The political novel of our age . . . the best work of its kind."
- New Republic
" Remarkable . . . One of the finest works of fiction."
- Minneapolis Star Tribune
" Stirring, brilliant, very moving."
- Houston Post

"From the Hardcover edition."

A ferocious feat of the imagination . . . Every scene is perfectly realized and feeds into the whole the themes and symbols echoing and reverberating.
Newsweek
A nearly perfect work of art, and art on this level can only be a cause for rejoicing.
Joyce Carol Oates
This is an extraordinary contemporary novel, a stunning work.
San Francisco Chronicle
The political novel of our age . . . the best work of its kind.
New Republic
Remarkable . . . One of the finest works of fiction.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Stirring, brilliant, very moving.
Houston Post"

"A ferocious feat of the imagination . . . Every scene is perfectly realized and feeds into the whole-the themes and symbols echoing and reverberating."
-Newsweek
"A nearly perfect work of art, and art on this level can only be a cause for rejoicing."
-Joyce Carol Oates
"This is an extraordinary contemporary novel, a stunning work."
-San Francisco Chronicle
"The political novel of our age . . . the best work of its kind."
-New Republic
"Remarkable . . . One of the finest works of fiction."
-Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Stirring, brilliant, very moving."
-Houston Post

Book Description:

The classic novel of an America inflamed by Cold War hysteria.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0679643370
• ISBN 13: 9780679643371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336