Winter's tale
Peter Lake--orphan, thief, mechanic extraordinare--and Athansor, a flying Brooklyn milkhorse, establish a reign of love and justice in New York City in the year 2000.
Main Author: | Helprin, Mark. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
San Diego :
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
c1983.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
Summary: |
Peter Lake--orphan, thief, mechanic extraordinare--and Athansor, a flying Brooklyn milkhorse, establish a reign of love and justice in New York City in the year 2000. |
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Physical Description: |
xii, 673 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
0151972036 : 9780156031196 (pbk.) 9780544320420 (PBK.) |
Author Notes: |
He is the author of numerous novels including Refiner's Fire, A Soldier of the Great War, Memoir from Antproof Case, Freddy and Fredericka, and In Sunlight and In Shadow. Winter's Tale was adapted into a movie in 2014. His short story collection, Ellis Island and Other Stories, was nominated for a National Book Award in 1981. His other short story collections include A Dove of the East and Other Stories and The Pacific and Other Stories. He also writes children's books including Swan Lake, A City in Winter, and The Veil of Snows. He has received several awards including the National Jewish Book Award, the Prix de Rome, the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award in 2006, and the Salvatori Prize in the American Founding in 2010. (Bowker Author Biography) |