He has several other books of note. At the news of his passing president obama tweeted e. L. Doctorow was one of americas greatest novelists. He taught me much and he will be missed. The prizes he won including National Humanities level the saul bellow award for achievement in american fiction, and the National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. Joining me now is my great friend, kate medina, she was his editor at random house and knew him well as a writer and as a friend. So we are especially pleased to have her come here this evening and talk about her friend and the man she had the great pleasure to edit, e. L. Doctorow. Welcome. You said in an interesting way through books and characters i will never forget, he showed us americas great flaws and its astonishing promise and our own. So where is his place in American Literature . Kate for me, it is right at the top. It was exhilarating always to read him and one of the things i loved most about
Note. At the news of his passing president obama tweeted e. L. Doctorow was one of americas greatest novelists. He taught me much and he will be missed. The prizes he won include National Humanities level, the saul bellow award for achievement in american fiction, and the National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. Joining me now is my great friend, kate medina, she was his editor at random house and knew him well as a writer and as a friend. So we are especially pleased to have her come here this evening and talk about her friend and the man she had the great pleasure to edit, e. L. Doctorow. Welcome. You said in an interesting way through books and characters i will never forget, he showed us americas great flaws and its astonishing promise and our own. So where is his place in American Literature . Kate for me, it is right at the top. It was exhilarating, always to read him and one of the things i loved most about edgar as a writer was he was a