Ellis Island: And Other Stories

By: Mark Helprin

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Synopsis: This award-winning short story collection by the acclaimed author of Winter&’s Tale &“ascends to the peak of literary achievement&” (The Boston Globe).Winner of the Prix de Rome and the National Jewish Book Award, these eleven stories demonstrate Mark Helprin&’s mastery of fiction across a diverse spectrum of styles. The stories in this collection range from children caught in a Vermont blizzard to an English sea captain who encounters an ape adrift in the Indian Ocean. The title novella tells the tale of a Jewish immigrant who arrives in New York City with little more than an ivory pen—and an unflagging determination to survive the indignities of Ellis Island&’s many protocols.In the worlds of The Philadelphia Inquirer, this collection presents &“stories beyond compare…[Helprin&’s] imagination should be protected by some intellectual equivalent of the National Park Service.&”"Such an ambitious reach is almost unheard of in our short fiction."—New York Times Book Review

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