A Soldier of the Great War (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Helprin
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, War fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children, Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Art or artists, World War II, Capital punishment, Beauty, Violence, War, Death or dying, World War I, Painting or painters, Human behavior, Military life or service, Tragedy, Soldiers, Italy or Italians, Armies, Rome, Aesthetics
- Locales: Rome, Italy, Apennines, Italy, Bologna, Italy
Helprin's third novel, A Soldier of the Great War, is a huge book, and opening it is less about starting to read than beginning to live another life. Its 792 pages encompass the story of a well-born Italian, Allesandro Giuliani; it is the tale of his early life and loves and of his experiences in World War I. Unlike Helprin's previous novel, Winter's Tale, there is no fantasy here and only a little hyperbole or humor. Like Helprin's other works, though, this book is written in his acclaimed gem-like lyrical style, perhaps even more polished here.
The smooth writing...
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