‘The Hunter’ by E. L. Doctorow: Short Story Analysis ‘The Hunter’ is a surreal modernist short story penned by one of the greatest American writers of the last century, namely E. L. Doctorow. The writer's full name is Edgar Lawrence Doctorow, and he was a resident of New York. He was an award-winning author of many books, and President Barack Obama was very fond of him as … [Read more...] about ‘The Hunter’ by E. L. Doctorow: Short Story Analysis