| − | He was born in New York City in 1947, educated at [[Harvard University]], [[Oxford University]], and Magdalen College, served in the British navy and Israeli military, and worked on Bob Dole's presidential campaign.<ref>http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4416/Helprin-Mark.html</ref> He wrote three collections of short stories, ''A Dove of the East and Other Stories'', ''Ellis Island and Other Stories'', and ''The Pacific and Other Stories''; six novels, ''Refiner’s Fire'', ''Winter’s Tale'', ''A Soldier of the Great War'', ''Memoir From Antproof Case'', ''Freddy and Fredericka'' and ''In Sunlight and In Shadow''; and three children's books, Swan Lake, A City in Winter, and The Veil of Snows.<ref>http://markhelprin.com/about-the-author/</ref> | + | He was born in [[New York City]] in 1947, educated at [[Harvard University]], [[Oxford University]], and Magdalen College, served in the [[British]] navy and Israeli military, and worked on Bob Dole's presidential campaign.<ref>http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4416/Helprin-Mark.html</ref> He wrote three collections of short stories, ''A Dove of the East and Other Stories'', ''Ellis Island and Other Stories'', and ''The Pacific and Other Stories''; six novels, ''Refiner’s Fire'', ''Winter’s Tale'', ''A Soldier of the Great War'', ''Memoir From Antproof Case'', ''Freddy and Fredericka'' and ''In Sunlight and In Shadow''; and three children's books, Swan Lake, A City in Winter, and The Veil of Snows.<ref>http://markhelprin.com/about-the-author/</ref> |
| | He lives on a beautiful farm in Virginia with an impressive study and has never drank a cup of coffee.<ref>http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/05/literary-warrior.html</ref> He belongs to no particular literary school and follows his own path.<ref>http://markhelprin.com/</ref> | | He lives on a beautiful farm in Virginia with an impressive study and has never drank a cup of coffee.<ref>http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/05/literary-warrior.html</ref> He belongs to no particular literary school and follows his own path.<ref>http://markhelprin.com/</ref> |