1. A few quick thoughts on E. L. Doctorow (RIP): "the epic poet of the disappearance of the American radical past" (Fredric Jameson).
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7. Key to understanding Doctorow is that he was no nostalgist, even though his most popular fiction flourished in 1970s nostalgia boom.
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8. Doctorow himself actually helped instigate the nostalgia boom as book editor at Dial Press.
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@HeerJeet "...there is no fiction or nonfiction as we commonly understand the distinction: there is only narrative."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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