The Pacific and Other Stories by Mark Helprin HCDJ 1st Edit/1st Print Very Good

Description: The Pacific and Other Stories by Mark Helprin HCDJ 1st Edit/1st Print Very Good Condition.Very slight rubbing to jacket and very slight soiling of page edges and endpapers. No other flaws. Beautiful copy. Helprin has long been one of my favorite writers and he's equally adept at long, densely peopled and plotted novels as he is with concise, beautifully written short stories. This collection is the latter. It's probably my favorite collection by a single author in the 21st century, so far. Supremely masterful and stunning work; a truly great read! About the book: Almost ten years since his last book, Mark Helprin returns with a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that are his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory in order to reconnoiter enemy positions, but a roof breaks his fall; shattered physically, he must decide the extent of his devotion to his mission. The 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenage Hasidic Jew whom God has called to rescue the House of Ruth. In 1972, a female reservist in the Israeli Army who has despaired of love finds it at the very last minute, and in its finest expression, while floating in the sea off Haifa. The Pacific is an engulfing collection of lasting substance and emotional depth.

Price: 19 USD

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-01-27T13:43:49.000Z

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