Mark Helprin Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

"A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line's only prototype--Athena, Patrol Coastal 15--with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athena's fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy. As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial"--

Роман Марка Хелприна задает простой вопрос: может ли любовь и честь победить все? Нью-Йорк 1947 года сверкает послевоенной энергией. Гарри Копленд, элитный парашютист, сражавшийся за линией фронта в Европе, возвращается домой, чтобы управлять семейным бизнесом. В одной волшебной встрече на пароме Статен-Айленда молодая певица и наследница Кэтрин Томас Хейл мгновенно влюбляется в него, но слишком поздно, чтобы предотвратить свою помолвку с гораздо более старшим мужчиной. Гарри и Кэтрин преследуют друг друга в романе, разворачивающемся в театрах Бродвея, особняках Лонг-Айленда, офисах финансистов и притонах гангстеров послевоенной Америки. Выбор Кэтрин в пользу Гарри ставит под угрозу его livelihood — и в конечном итоге угрожает его жизни. Очаровывающий своей лиричностью, роман "На солнце и в тени" так мощно погружает вас в Нью-Йорк на заре современности, что, как в ярком сне, вы не захотите покидать его.

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This hardcover volume features a complete collection of Helprin's "Swan Lake" novellas, including "Swan Lake," "The Veil of Snows," and "A City in Winter," accompanied by 42 stunning full-color illustrations by Van Allsburg. The book is presented as a signed, numbered edition, limited to just 300 copies, and comes in a luxurious slipcase, making it a unique addition for collectors and fans of illustrated literature.

Set against a backdrop of magic and romance, this New York Times bestseller weaves a tale of love and destiny. The story follows a protagonist whose journey intertwines with fantastical elements and profound themes, capturing the essence of hope and the human spirit. With its rich narrative and compelling characters, it invites readers to explore a world where dreams and reality collide. The book's adaptation into a major motion picture adds a visual dimension to its enchanting story.

Mark Helprin's fiction is renowned for its imaginative depth, often drawing comparisons to literary giants like Joyce, Kafka, and Poe. Critics praise his ability to traverse characters and cultures seamlessly, showcasing an ambitious reach rarely seen in contemporary short fiction. After nearly a decade, Helprin presents a collection of sixteen stories that exemplify his signature wit and masterful prose. Among the narratives, a British paratrooper faces a pivotal choice after a fall leaves him alone in enemy territory, while the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unlikely ally in a Hasidic teenager tasked with saving the "House of Ruth." An opera impresario grapples with his past as he considers elevating an obscure soprano in Venice, and a forgotten novelist in the 1940s navigates bureaucracy to create a lifeline. A widow from September 11 receives an unexpected gift from a contractor, and a female Israeli reservist finds love in a moment of despair while floating off Haifa. Helprin’s stories reflect the ocean's ever-changing nature, blending lighthearted fables with profound explorations of sacrifice and duty. While many narratives are set in the present, echoes of the pre-World War II past resurface, reminding readers of the tranquility often overlooked in modern life. This collection is a powerful testament to lasting emotional substance.

La perte d'un enfant est la pire peur de chaque parent. Gordon Livingston a survécu à cette tragédie non pas une, mais deux fois, en années successives. Seul le Printemps, tiré de son journal, retrace le combat courageux de son fils Lucas contre la leucémie, son extraordinaire don d'amour, et le propre cycle de foi perdue et d'espoir retrouvé de Livingston.

From Mark Helprin, acclaimed author of A Soldier of the Great War and A Winter's Tale, comes a miraculous song of the twentieth century. In a mountain garden in Brazil, an old American is writing his memoirs, placing the pages carefully in his antproof case. As he reminisces we learn he was a World War II ace who was shot down twice, an investment banker who met with popes and presidents, a multimillionaire, a man who was never not in love. He spent his adolescence in an insane asylum in Switzerland; he was the thief of the century, a murderer, and a protector of the innocent. And all his life, he waged a valiant, losing, one-man battle against the world's most insidious enslaver: coffee.

On his, last long walk, septuagenarian war hero, deserter, and professor Alessandro Giuliani shares his past with an illiterate young factory worker -- spinning a remarkable tale of heart-stopping escapes, of loves unrequited and won, of madmen, dwarfs, and mafiosi. But overshadowing all is hismost miraculous and terrible adventure, the Great War -- a surreal parade of horrors that devastated and defined Alessandro, yet enabled him to experience fully the magic and beauty of the absurd human comedy called life.From Mark Helprin bestselling author of Winter's Tale and Memoir from Antproof Case, comes a magnificent epic adventure in which the hero reckons with love, loss, beauty, honor; and mortality.

Die zwanzig hier versammelten Geschichten, von denen viele weltweit anthologisiert wurden, sind auffallend schöne Stücke über beständige und universelle Fragen von einem Schriftsteller, den die San Francisco Review of Books als "Meister des Kurzgeschichtenhandwerks" bezeichnet.

The two-time Caldecott medalist illustrates Mark Helprin's enchanting story of the characters in Tchaikovsky's famous ballet.

Presents a collection of stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada

Marshall Pearl wird 1947 als Waise auf einem Einwandererschiff vor der Küste Palästinas geboren und nach Amerika gebracht. Seine Erfahrungen führen ihn vom Hudson River Valley über Harvard auf ein britisches Handelsschiff und schließlich zurück zu seinem Geburtsort, wo er als israelischer Soldat im Jom-Kippur-Krieg dient.

Peter Lake è un ladro nella Manhattan dei primi del Novecento, dove la guerra tra bande produce quotidianamente cadaveri in luoghi inaspettati. Lavora da solo, il che lo rende poco interessante per le forze dell’ordine, ma attira l'attenzione dei Coda Corta, una banda guidata dal temuto Pearly Soames. Pearly, un criminale affascinato dalla bellezza dell'arte, desidera oro e argento non per la loro ricchezza, ma per il loro splendore. La sua ambizione lo porta a rubare opere d’arte europee, ma la sua tolleranza per Peter Lake è limitata, dato che i suoi scagnozzi sono pronti a eliminarlo. Tuttavia, Peter ha un alleato prezioso: Athansor, un cavallo straordinario capace di incredibili salti. In un giorno d'inverno, Peter si introduce nella lussuosa dimora dei Penn con l'intento di rubare argenteria e opere d'arte, ma si imbatte in Beverly Penn, una giovane donna che suona una melodia al pianoforte e lo colpisce profondamente. Il romanzo è popolato da personaggi memorabili, come il bizzarro reverendo Mootfowl e l'imponente Craig Binky, e presenta luoghi incantevoli, dalla Grand Central Station a paludi e laghi. È considerato una delle opere più significative della narrativa americana contemporanea.

Marshall Pearl wird 1947 als Waise auf einem Einwandererschiff vor der Küste Palästinas geboren und dann nach Amerika gebracht. Seine Erfahrungen führen ihn vom Hudson River Valley über Harvard zu einem britischen Handelsschiff und schließlich zurück zu seinem Geburtsort, wo er als israelischer Soldat im Jom-Kippur-Krieg dient.