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novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015)
Also known as: Edgar L. Doctorow, Edgar Laurence Doctorow, Edgar Lawrence Doctorow, E・L・ドクトロウ, E. L. 닥터로, Эдгар Лоуренс Доктороу
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- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
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