Master of the American historical novel, E.L. Doctorow, will give a
public talk on "Literature and Religion" as part of UC Irvine's
Chancellor's Distinguished Fellows Series. Doctorow, who is acclaimed for such works as "Ragtime" and "World's Fair," taught at UCI's writing program in 1969. It was while at UCI that he completed his novel "The
Book of Daniel," a copiously researched story of the trial of Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg, which firmly established him as a major American novelist. Doctorow's most recent novel is "The March," a fictionalized
account of the Union Army's trek from Atlanta to the Carolina coast during the Civil War, which won the 2006 PEN/Faulkner Award and the 2005
National Book Critics Circle Award. Doctorow is the recipient of the National Humanities Medal, conferred by President Bill Clinton, and
currently serves as the Lewis and Loretta Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University.

WHEN:
7 p.m., Thursday, March 8. Book signing to follow lecture.

WHERE:
Crystal Cove Auditorium, UCI Student Center. Map: www.uci.edu/campusmap

INFORMATION:
Seating is on a first-come basis. For info: 949-824-6503.

Media interested in reserving a seat can contact Christine Byrd at 949-824-9055 or cbyrd@uci.edu.

BACKGROUND:
This event is sponsored by the School of Humanities, Department of History, Department of English, the Humanities Center and the
Chancellor's Distinguished Fellows Series, which brings distinguished scholars and nonacademics to campus to share their experience and
expertise with the UCI community. For more event information:
www.chancellor.uci.edu/cdfs.shtml or 949-824-6503.