β Scribed by Mark Helprin
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Now a major motion picture
New York Times bestseller
"Utterly extraordinary . . . A piercing sense of the beautiful arising from narrative and emotional fantasy is everywhere alive in the novel . . . Not for some time have I read a work as funny, thoughtful, passionate or large-souled . . . I find myself nervous, to a degree I dont recall in my past as a reviewer, about failing the work, inadequately displaying its brilliance." Benjamin DeMott, *New York Times Book Review
"He creates tableaux of such beauty and clarity that the inner eye is stunned." *Publishers Weekly
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The celebrated New York City epic appears for the first time in trade paperback in anticipation of publication of Helprin's new novel, Memoir from Antproof Case.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"This novel is imaginatively engaging as well as entertaining, and it will find an eager audience among adults and older adolescents alike," predicted LJ's reviewer quite accurately (LJ 8/83)?the book became a smash best seller. This magical story of the multiple lives of protagonist Peter Lake is now available in an oversized trade paper edition.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Library : General
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780544320420
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