Ragtime (novel)

Ragtime
First edition
AuthorE. L. Doctorow
Cover artistPaul Bacon
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1975
Publication placeUnited States
Media typehardcover and paperback
Pages270 pp
ISBN0-394-46901-1
OCLC1273581
813/.5/4
LC ClassPZ4.D6413 Rag PS3554.O3

Ragtime is a novel by E. L. Doctorow, first published in 1975.[1] The sweeping historical fiction occurs in the area of New York City between 1902 and 1912.

Ragtime was ranked number 86 among Modern Library's 100 Best Novels in 1998. Time magazine included Ragtime in its list of 100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005.[2]

  1. ^ Stade, George (6 July 1975). "Ragtime". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "All Time 100 Novels". Time. October 16, 2005.