All the Time in the World (book) explained

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All the Time in the World : New and Selected Stories
Author:E. L. Doctorow
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Short Story Collection
Publisher:Random House
Pub Date:22 March 2011
Media Type:Print (Hardcover)
Pages:304
Isbn:978-1-4000-6963-7
Congress:PS3554.O3 A79 2011

All the Time in the World: New and Selected Stories is a collection of short stories by American author E.L. Doctorow. This book was first published in 2011 by Random House.[1]

The stories

The twelve (12) stories in this collection appear in the following sequence:[2]

Background

Reception

Christian Williams for The A.V. Club gives the collection an A− grade saying: "While the abruptness of the stories’ conclusions go from rattling to occasionally repetitive, though, the openings are always fresh, as Doctorow skillfully shifts perspective and style to better examine how the same weaknesses that make us human can also rob us of our humanity."[3] Jess Row in The New York Times is not impressed, writing: "Doctorow’s novels tend to follow a deductive logic, beginning with the great themes of an era (or simply with a set of historical facts) and then dramatizing them in an interwoven ensemble of characters. Without a substantial dose of irony, short stories don’t work that way; the heavy-handedness of the novelist smashes them flat."[4] David L. Ulin for the Los Angeles Times sees some value in mixing the older stories with the new: "this too is in the nature of a new and selected, to operate as a bit of a grab bag, and in so doing to let us read the work anew. To be sure, that's the case with the six older stories, which trace, with grace and acuity, the tension between longing and obligation, between who we are and who we mean to be."[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Doctorow, E. L.. All the Time in the World: New and Selected Short Stories. 2011. Random House. New York. 978-1-4000-6963-7. 304. registration.
  2. E. L. Doctorow. “All the Time in the World: New and Selected Stories.” Random House, 2011.
  3. Web site: Williams. Christian. All The Time In The World. Review. A.V. Club. 15 September 2011. 28 April 2011.
  4. News: Row. Jess. E. L. Doctorow's Stories. 15 September 2011. The New York Times Sunday Book Review. 1 April 2011.
  5. News: Ulin. David L.. Book Review: 'All the Time in the World' by E.L. Doctorow. 15 September 2011. Los Angeles Times. 20 March 2011.