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American novelist Mark Helprin (b. 1947) is the author of A Soldier of the Great War, Winter's Tale, and numerous other novels and short stories, often involving dangerous travels by individualist heroes. He has also worked as a political advisor and speechwriter. Helprin grew up in New York and in the British West Indies, and served in the Israeli armed forces and the British merchant marine.

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Salon: Rewriting Bob Dole Author discusses his speechwriting work for the Dole campaign, his fascination with war and danger, and his view of "the liberal literary establishment." Profile and interview by Mark Schapiro. www.salonmagazine.com/weekly/interview960715.html

A Mark Helprin Bibliography Lists author's novels, short stories, newspaper and journal commentaries, with links to online texts. www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/kamorgan/helprin-bib.html

SF Site: The Veil of Snows Children's fantasy novel reviewed by Chris and Jennifer Goheen. www.sfsite.com/11a/veil20.htm

Ellis Island and Other Stories Short-story collection reviewed by Dave Chess. members.aol.com/dmchess/www/ellisi.html

Yahoo Groups: Helprin Listserver for discussion of the author's works. groups.yahoo.com/group/Helprin

Forbes: Revolution or Dissolution On new strategies for redesigning the U.S. military through technology, and the author's own experiences in the Israeli army. www.forbes.com/asap/1998/0223/086.html

Forbes: God's Eye View The author reflects on the nature of time and awareness. www.forbes.com/asap/1998/1130/121.html

OpinionJournal: Written on Water Archive Helprin's opinion columns for the Wall Street Journal. www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/mhelprin/archive

Recommended Books: Mark Helprin Three books reviewed by Matt Ruff, with an excerpt from Refiner's Fire. home.att.net/~Storytellers/mhelprin.html