World's Fair is a 1985 novel by American author E.L. Doctorow. It is a semi-autobiographical story of a boy named Edgar who lives in the Bronx during the late 1930s, and culminates with the 1939 World's Fair.[1][2][3] It won the National Book Award in 1986.

World's Fair
Paperback edition cover
AuthorE.L. Doctorow
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
October 12, 1985
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages288 pages
ISBN978-0394525280

References

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  1. ^ Sheppard, R.Z. (18 April 2005). "Books: The Artist as a Very Young Critic: WORLD'S FAIR". Time. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ^ Cox, Tom (15 December 2015). "Overlooked classics of American literature: World's Fair by EL Doctorow". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ^ Leavitt, David (10 November 1985). "'World's Fair'". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2016.