The book of daniel by el doctorow10/23/2023 When The Book of Daniel begins, Daniel is working on his dissertation in one of the Browsing Rooms of a Columbia University library. All narration is written in present tense. The contemporary action alternates with scenes from Daniel’s childhood in 1950s New York. The events unfolding after Susan’s suicide attempt take place in 1967. The voice shifts between Daniel’s first-person narration and a third-person narration that is interpreted as the dissertation that Daniel is writing to complete his graduate studies at Columbia University. In the first book, Memorial Day, the main thrust of the action takes place after the suicide attempt of Daniel Lewin's sister Susan. The perspective and narrative structure of the novel alternate between two significant timelines and voices. A note on the style of The Book of Daniel.
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