Mark Helprin

1947 -

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Harvard University, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Scarborough Country Day School, New York

occupation: journalist, novelist, author, writer

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize, World Fantasy Award for Best Novella, Helmerich Award

official website: www.markhelprin.com

Mark Helprin (born June 28, 1947) is an American-Israeli novelist, journalist, conservative commentator, Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy, Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. While Helprin's fictional works straddle a number of disparate genres and styles, he has stated that he "belongs to no literary school, movement, tendency, or trend". Source: Wikipedia (en)