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A Love Song To Family, New York In 'Sunlight'
by NPR Staff
Mark Helprin's sweeping midcentury novel, In Sunlight and In Shadow, describes a postwar New York in limbo. Helprin borrowed from his own experiences to write this tale of love and familial obligations. "It's all based on what I know and what I knew," he says.
Book Reviews
A Midcentury Romance, With 'Sunlight' And 'Shadow'
by Alan Cheuse
When aspiring Broadway actress Catherine and World War II vet Harry first lock eyes on the Staten Island Ferry, everything changes — but their lives together won't be easy. Mark Helprin delivers an old-fashioned love story, and an ode to 1940s New York, in his novel In Sunlight and in Shadow.
First Reads
First Read: Helprin's 'In Sunlight And In Shadow'
Author Mark Helprin's latest novel is a sprawling tale of love, honor and danger in the years just after World War II. Returned soldier Harry Copeland spots a mysterious woman in white on the Staten Island Ferry. She turns out to be an heiress with Broadway dreams and a complicated past that threatens their growing love.
Books
'Digital Barbarism' Wages Online Copyright Battle
Two years ago, author Mark Helprin's op-ed urging the extension of copyright protection inspired a huge online backlash. A new book is his response to the uproar, but opponents are still having their say.
Author Interviews
Mark Helprin's 'The Pacific and Other Stories'
by Scott Simon
Mark Helprin's fiction has appeared in The New Yorker for more than 20 years. He's also a contributing editor for The Wall Street Journal. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Helprin about his latest collection of short stories.
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