Person
Every book Mark Helprin recommended on podcasts
Mark Helprin is an author and writer who appeared on EconTalk to discuss his literary career, reading, writing, and various works he has published. During the interview, he spoke about several of his own books across different genres. He named The Pacific and Other Stories as his favorite and most mature short story collection. Helprin addressed the initial reception of his novel Winter's Tale, noting that it was mistakenly categorized as a fantasy novel when it was not. He also mentioned A Soldier of the Great War as a realistic, traditional novel, and Freddy and Frederica as a comedic work set in the present day. Furthermore, he discussed a children's book trilogy published in a single volume, identifying the individual volumes as Swan Lake, A City in Winter, and The Veil of Snows, and acknowledging the omnibus edition titled A Kingdom Far and Clear.
Books recommended by Mark Helprin
-
A City in Winter
Discussed“yeah this there were three books Swan Lake a city in Winter and the veil of Snows and they were published one volume”
Where to get it
-
A Kingdom Far and Clear
Discussed“as um City far and clear far no a u a kingdom far and clear”
Where to get it
-
A Kingdom Far and Clear Limited Edition Calla Editions
Discussed“as um City far and clear far no a u a kingdom far and clear”
Where to get it
-
A soldier of the great war
A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin is an epic and sweeping historical novel that follows an elderly Italian man reflecting on his youth, art, and his harrowing experiences fighting on the Italian front during World War I.
Discussed“and then there was um the soldier of the Great War which was a very realistic sort of tlan type of Novel Freddy and Frederica which is a comic novel”
Where to get it
-
Freddy and Fredericka
Freddy and Fredericka by Mark Helprin is a humorous, satirical comic novel set in the contemporary world that follows the comedic misadventures of its royal protagonists.
Discussed“and then there was um the soldier of the Great War which was a very realistic sort of tlan type of Novel Freddy and Frederica which is a comic novel in the present they're all different”
Where to get it
-
The Great War and Modern Memory
Critiqued“Paul fael and you you may know him wrote a book called The Great War in modern memory and I don't know whether this was because of his particular situation or not”
Where to get it
-
The Pacific and Other Stories
The Pacific and Other Stories by Mark Helprin is a collection of short fiction showcasing the author's mature narrative style and thematic concerns.
Discussed“no uh my my favorite is a collection of short stories called the Pacific”
Where to get it
-
The Ulysses Theme
Discussed“well in the in this book by WB Stanford called the elses thing which is extraordinary book um he he more or less talks about all the the the usage of this theme since Homer”
Where to get it
-
The Veil of Snows
Discussed“yeah this there were three books Swan Lake a city in Winter and the veil of Snows and they were published one volume”
Where to get it
-
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin is a sweeping, magical realist novel set in a mythical New York City around the turn of the twentieth century.
Discussed“then then you have uh Winter's taale which was mistaken for a fantasy novel which had which it was not”
Where to get it
Books Mark Helprin wrote
- The Oceans and the Stars
- A soldier of the great war
- Winter's Tale
- Freddy and Fredericka
- A City in Winter
- A Dove of the East
- A Kingdom Far and Clear
- A Kingdom Far and Clear Limited Edition Calla Editions
- Ellis Island
- Refiner's Fire
- Swan Lake
- The Pacific and Other Stories
- The Veil of Snows
- Digital Barbarism
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, Writing, and Fighting (with Mark Helprin) | EconTalk | 2024-07-08 | 11 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“small point is that I wrote the oceans and the stars it came out three days before October 7th and it's about well war against Iran in the Red Sea”
“and so Wendy said to me you know when I when I take client in they'll and they ask what is the book about they say well it's about this guy who met a girl a girl who met a guy at a bar”