Mark Helprin Books In Order
Book links take you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases.Publication Order of A Kingdom Far and Clear: The Swan Lake Trilogy Books
Swan Lake | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A City in Winter | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Veil of Snows | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Refiner's Fire | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Winter's Tale aka A New York Winter's Tale | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Soldier of the Great War | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Memoir From Antproof Case | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Freddy and Fredericka | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
In Sunlight and in Shadow | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Paris in the Present Tense | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Ellis Island and Other Stories | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Pacific and Other Stories | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Best American Short Stories Books
The Best Short Stories of 1915 | (1916) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1916 | (1916) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | (1917) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1918 | (1918) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1919 | (1919) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1921 | (1921) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1922 | (1922) | |
The Best Short Stories of 1923 | (1923) | |
The Best Short Stories 1924 | (1924) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1925 | (1925) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1926 | (1926) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1927 | (1927) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1928 | (1928) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1929 | (1929) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1930 | (1930) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1931 | (1931) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1932 | (1932) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1933 | (1933) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1934 | (1934) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1935 | (1935) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1936 | (1936) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1937 | (1937) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1938 | (1938) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
50 Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939 | (1939) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1939 | (1939) | |
The Best Short Stories of 1940 | (1940) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories 1941 | (1941) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1942 | (1942) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1943 | (1943) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1944 | (1944) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1945 | (1945) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1946 | (1946) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1947 | (1947) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1948 | (1948) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1949 | (1949) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1950 | (1950) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1951 | (1951) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1952 | (1952) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1953 | (1953) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1955 | (1955) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1956 | (1956) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1957 | (1957) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1958 | (1958) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1959 | (1959) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1960 | (1960) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1961 | (1961) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1962 | (1962) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1963 | (1963) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1964 | (1964) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1965 | (1965) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1966 | (1966) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1967 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1968 | (1967) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of 1969 | (1969) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1970 | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1971 | (1971) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1972 | (1972) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1973 | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1974 | (1974) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best of Best American Short Stories 1915-1950 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1975 | (1975) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1976 | (1976) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1977 | (1977) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1978 | (1978) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1979 | (1979) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1980 | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1981 | (1981) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1982 | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1983 | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1984 | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1985 | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1986 | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1987 | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1988 | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1989 | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1990 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1991 | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1992 | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1993 | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1994 | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1995 | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1996 | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1997 | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1998 | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 1999 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2000 | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories of the Century | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2001 | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2002 | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2003 | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2004 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2005 | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2006 | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2007 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories1921 | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2008 | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2009 | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2010 | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2011 | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2012 | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2013 | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2014 | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2015 | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
100 Years of The Best American Short Stories | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2016 | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2017 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2018 | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2019 | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2020 | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best American Short Stories 2022 | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
The American writer Mark Helprin has been writing for a number of years now, with an impressive backlog of work behind him. With no clear genre or school of literary thought that he adheres to, he’s highly versatile in his style of writing, something which sets him apart from the rest. Working as a philosopher and a conservative commentator as well, he is known as a skilled and highly vocal spokesperson for his ideas and his craft.
Early and Personal Life
Born in 1947 on the 28th of June, Mark Helprin was born and raised within the vicinity of Manhattan in New York City. With his father Morris Helprin working in the film industry, and his mother the Broadway actress Eleanor Lynn, he grew up surrounded by film and the theater. All of this helped to provide him with a deeper understanding of his medium, giving him a visual and engaging style to work with.
Educated at Scarborough School after his parents moved into Ossining in New York, he soon graduated in 1965. Going on to study at the highly prestigious Harvard University he also gained degrees from Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1969. During this time he worked on his writing, harnessing his skills as an author to be, something which was also backed up by his post-graduate studies at Princeton University.
As a Jewish American, he became an Israeli citizen during the late seventies, during which time he also went on to serve in the Israeli infantry. Stationed in the Israeli Air Force as well, he spent a considerable amount of time serving in their armed services there. Later on, he returned to America, whereby he became a writer full-time, as well as a political commentator and author.
Marrying his wife Lisa (Kennedy) Helprin, they went on to have two daughters, Olivia and Alexandra. Still married to this day he continues to write, as well as run the 56-acre farm on his land at his home in Earlysville, Virginia in America. With a lot more to come from him as an author, there are no signs of him stopping anytime soon, as his career grows from strength-to-strength.
Writing Career
Starting out with his first novel in 1977, he made his debut with the title ‘Refiner’s Fire: The Life and Adventures of Marshall Pearl, a Foundling’. Quickly making his presence known, he went on to become regarded as one of the foremost voices working within his field. Establishing many of his core premises and ideas in his initial novel, though, he would work at developing his style and tone.
With one major series under his name, he is well known for ‘A Kingdom Far and Clear: The Swan Lake Trilogy’ collection. Working alongside Chris Van Allsburg as the book’s illustrator for the duration of the franchise, it proved to be a highly popular series. Set around Tchaikovsky’s famous classic ballet, it really managed to capture the imagination and essence of the stage production.
Mark Helprin is not without his fair share of awards and critical acclaim either, as he’s gained recognition from both the critics and the general public alike. Being made a Guggenheim Fellow he has also been awarded the National Jewish Book Award, as well as being a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. These are just some of the achievements that he’s received over the course of his long and illustrious legacy that he’s created over the years.
Writing for a number of different publications such as The New York Times, where he’s provided opinion pieces, he is always one to attract attention. With his keen insight, he is always one to offer his opinions, whatever the reaction, whilst also defending his ideas in a robust manner. Offering views on everything from global politics to the state of modern publishing and the internet, he has never been one to shy away from controversy.
Continuing to write to this current day, he remains a prolific writer and presence on the contemporary literary scene. Set apart from other writers by his refusal to conform to any one set genre, he has marked himself as once of the most versatile voices working in the industry to date. There’s a lot more planned on the horizon for him as an author, with more books set to be released on into the foreseeable future.
Winter’s Tale
Originally published in 1983 and brought out through the Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich publishing label, this was a stand-alone title from Mark Helprin. With his writing career already well underway by this point, he had already made a name for himself as an author. It was later adapted for the cinema by the director Akiva Goldsman in 2014 and has come to be one of the authors more popular titles.
An Irish orphan and master-mechanic, Peter Lake now burgles the homes of rich people to make ends meet. Then one night on the Upper West Side of New York City he comes across a young dying girl and falls for her. Driven by his love for her, he tries with all his might to push back time and help Beverly Penn out of this predicament. Will he get his wish? Could they ever be together? What will happen in this winter’s tale?
In Sunlight and In Shadow
Initially published in 2012 on the first of January, this was one of the later efforts from Mark Helprin as a writer. Showing him in the later stages of his writing career, it clearly displays a writer who is still at the peak of his talents. Maintaining his keen insight and inspiration that readers have come to appreciate, it’s ideal for both newcomers and avid fans alike.
Set in 1946, this particular period piece follows Harry Copeland as he returns to New York from North Africa where he was serving in the 82nd Airborne. Returning to his less than satisfactory life in the family leather business, he then once again meets Catherine Thomas Hale, the woman he has been missing for so many years. The problem is, she is now married to another man, a much older man at that, and one who has been heavily manipulating her ever since she was a child. Will Harry and Catherine ever get to be an item? Can he ever escape his seemingly boring existence? What will become of them as they find themselves in sunlight and in shadow?
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