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Literary Fiction · WarmA boy grows up in the Bronx in the late 1930s as the 1939 World's Fair draws near
World's Fair
1985288 pagesEasy readSteady pace
★ National Book Award for Fiction, 1986
A boy's life in the Bronx leads up to the 1939 World's Fair
Edgar is a boy who lives in the Bronx in the late 1930s. The novel follows his everyday life in the neighborhood, and the story builds toward the 1939 World's Fair. It is described as semi-autobiographical.
More about this book
Who
Edgar, a boy in the Bronx.
World
The Bronx in the late 1930s, building toward the 1939 World's Fair.
What makes it different
It is semi-autobiographical, drawn from the author's own boyhood.
Feel
Warm and nostalgic. It won the 1986 National Book Award for Fiction.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- World's FairWikipedia