Winter's Tale (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Mark Helprin
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, New York City, Immigration or emigration, Sacrifice
- Locales: New York, NY
Winter's Tale is set in a surreal version of New York City and its surroundings. Many of the places are real, and the story begins in the early 1900's. In this book, however, Helprin lets his penchant for exaggeration run free. The winters are longer and colder, the buildings higher, and the world generally more glorious than in real life. The city is sometimes encircled by an impenetrable cloud wall that could be a gateway to another universe.
Into this world sails the infant Peter Lake, Moses-like, to grow and find his way. Peter becomes a mechanic, tending the machines...
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