num_pages: 269
description: Set in America at the turn of the century, it tells the story of three remarkable families whose lives collide with heros and rogues of a fabulous era
language: English
title: Ragtime
titlecomplete: Ragtime
characters: Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan, Coalhouse Walker, Henry Ford, Emma Goldman
genres: Historical, Literature, American, 20th Century, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, New York, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 42935
places: New York City, New York, New Rochelle, New York, Manhattan, New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 157795200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Bantam