美国后现代主义作家埃德加·劳伦斯·多克托罗(Edgar Lawrence Doctorow,1931—)被认为是20世纪美国最具社会责任感与影响力的作家之一。同时,由于他犹太人的身份与小说中流露出的激进而独特的政治思想以及他对美国现实与历史的强烈关注,也使得他被冠上了“犹太人文主义者”的称号。多克托罗对小说创作可谓倾尽精力,自从处女作《欢迎来到困难时代》(1960)发表以来,多克托罗几乎以五年一 Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (1931-), a writer of American postmodernism, is considered as one of the most socially responsible and influential writers in the 20th century in the United States. At the same time, being named “Jewish Humanist” by virtue of his Jewish identity and the radical and unique political thought he reveals in his novels, as well as his intense interest in the reality and history of the United States. Doktoruoluo can do anything for the creation of novels, since the debut “Welcome to the difficult times” (1960) was published, Doctoral almost five years