World's Fair by E. L. Doctorow

The astonishing novel of a young boy's life in the New York City of the 1930s, a stunning recreation of the sights, sounds, aromas and emotions of a time when the streets were safe, families stuck together through thick and thin, and all the promises of a generation culminate in a single great World's Fair.

The 1913th greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 47th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
  2. - National Book Award - Fiction (National Book Foundation)

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Name Binding Sales Rank Lowest New Lowest Used Published
World's Fair (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) Hardcover 4199150 $139.52 $0.01
World's Fair Hardcover 4005169 $106.58 $0.01 1985
World's Fair Hardcover 8778916 $117.18 $9.97
World's Fair: A Novel Kindle Edition 336838 $9.99 2010
World's Fair Paperback 1143514 $6.88 $0.99 1996
World's Fair Mass Market Paperback 1126611 $2.73 $0.01 1986
World's Fair Hardcover 737925 $11.99 $0.15 1985
World's Fair: A Novel Paperback 588221 $11.49 $1.49 2007
World's Fair Mass Market Paperback 12187220 $0.95 1986