A Soldier of the Great War (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Helprin
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1900-1964
- Setting: Italy
- Principal Characters: Alessandro Giuliani, Ariane, Paolo Giuliani, Luciana Giuliani, Raffaello Foa, Nicoló Sambucca, Orfeo Quatta, Signore Giuliani, Guarigilia
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Parents and children
- Locales: Rome, Italy
As a writer of fiction, Mark Helprin always has concerned himself with the complexities of the human heart and with the intricate network of relationships that engage the individual human being. He is a writer whose vision is supremely humane. Tested by grand varieties of pain and loss, Helprin’s characters consistently discover the redemptive capabilities buried within their own natures. They learn specifically of the explosive potential of love, of the heart and the soul willed into action.
This same humane vision shapes the moral center of Helprin’s novel, A Soldier of...
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