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A Soldier of the Great War

by Mark Helprin

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

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.

Review:

"Intense, memorable ... magnificent ... a massive, soaring novel of ideas and ordeals." (--Entertainment weekly)

Review:

"A rousing tale ... riotous energy and sustainedbrilliance ... Helprin lights his own way, in his ownsingular direction." (--Time)

Review:

"Extraordinary... a vast, ambitious, spiritually lusty, all-guzzling, all-encompassing novel" (--The New York Times Book Review)

About the Author

Mark Helprin is the author of A Dove of the East and Other Stories,Refiner's Fire,. Ellis Island and Other Stories,Winter's Tale and Memoir from Antproof Case.He has been honored with the Jewish Book Awardand the Prix de Rome for his works.He lives in upstate New York.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780380715893
Author:
Helprin, Mark
Publisher:
Avon
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
War
Subject:
Aged men
Subject:
Aged men -- Italy -- Fiction.
Subject:
War & Military
Subject:
Older men
Series Volume:
26
Publication Date:
19920501
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbou
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
736
Dimensions:
6.90x4.25x1.29 in. .75 lbs.

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