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Mark Helprin

    28. červen 1947

    Mark Helprin se neřadí k žádné literární škole, hnutí ani trendu. Jeho díla, charakteristická trvale krásným a působivým jazykem, jsou svědectvím jeho jedinečného uměleckého přístupu. Vytváří pro čtenáře světy, které jsou stejně tak duchovně bohaté jako jazykově vytříbené.

    Mark Helprin
    Memoir from Antproof Case
    Best American Short Stories, 1988
    A Kingdom Far and Clear (Limited Edition): The Complete Swan Lake Trilogy
    Oceans and the Stars
    A Soldier of the Great War
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    • Oceans and the Stars

      • 512 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení

      "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"--

      Oceans and the Stars2023
      4,3
    • Издательство предлагает Вашему вниманию прекрасную книгу, которая увлечет захватывающим сюжетом и отлично впишется в Вашу домашнюю библиотеку. Предназначена для широкого круга читателей

      Рукопись, найденная в чемодане2011
      3,5
    • 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.

      A Kingdom Far and Clear (Limited Edition): The Complete Swan Lake Trilogy2010
      4,2
    • Freddy and Fredericka

      A Novel

      • 576 stránek
      • 21 hodin čtení

      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.

      Freddy and Fredericka2006
      3,8
    • Memoir from Antproof Case

      • 528 stránek
      • 19 hodin čtení

      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.

      Memoir from Antproof Case1996
      4,0
    • A Soldier of the Great War

      • 723 stránek
      • 26 hodin čtení

      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.

      A Soldier of the Great War1991
      4,4
    • The two-time Caldecott medalist illustrates Mark Helprin's enchanting story of the characters in Tchaikovsky's famous ballet.

      Swan Lake1989
      4,0
    • Best American Short Stories, 1988

      • 352 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

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

      Best American Short Stories, 19881988
      3,9