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Ragtime (novel)

Ragtime is a 1975 historiographic metafiction novel by American author E. L. Doctorow. The novel mixes historical figures and fictional characters together in a sweeping narrative set in the New York City area from 1902 to 1915. With its layered storyline, Ragtime explores themes of racial injustice, class division, and the American Dream in American…

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Author
E. L. Doctorow
Genre
Historical novel
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Random House
Cover artist
Paul Bacon
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4

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Ragtime (novel)

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples13
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
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Author · 1
Ragtime (novel) → E. L. Doctorow
Cover artist · 1
Ragtime (novel) → Paul Bacon
Dewey Decimal · 1
Ragtime (novel) → 813/.5/4
Genre · 1
Ragtime (novel) → Historical novel
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Ragtime (novel) → English
LC Class · 1
Ragtime (novel) → PZ4.D6413 Rag PS3554.O3
Media type · 1
Ragtime (novel) → Print (hardback and paperback)
OCLC · 1
Ragtime (novel) → 1273581
Pages · 1
Ragtime (novel) → 270 pp

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Ragtime (novel)AuthorE. L. Doctorow1.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)Cover artistPaul Bacon1.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)Dewey Decimal813/.5/41.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)GenreHistorical novel1.00infobox
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Ragtime (novel)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)LC ClassPZ4.D6413 Rag PS3554.O31.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)1.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)OCLC12735811.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)Pages270 pp1.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)Publication date19751.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)Publication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Ragtime (novel)PublisherRandom House1.00infobox

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