The Book of Daniel and film adaptation



The book of Daniel

Introduction

The Book of Daniel, written by E.L. Doctorow is a political based novel that revolves around the trial and execution of Ethel and Rosenberg, the American communists who were executed in 1953, for conspiring and committing espionage during the war, they were charged with passing over information to the Soviet Union about the atomic bomb. The book of Daniel narrates the story of Rochelle and Paul Isaacson who are portrayed as the Rosenberg's. The story is told through their son Daniel and their daughter Susan who was involved in student ...