{"product_id":"the-pacific-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Pacific and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Helprin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling collection of short stories by Mark Helprin, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWinter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, which is now a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, William Hurt, and Jennifer Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pacific and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be Mark Helprin's signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment--these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. \u003ci\u003eThe Pacific and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducated at Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford, Mark Helprin served in the Israeli Army, Israeli Air Force, and British Merchant Navy. He is the author of, among other titles, \u003cb\u003eA Dove of the East and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRefiner's Fire\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEllis Island and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWinter's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eA Soldier of the Great War\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMemoir from Antproof Case\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.4 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749329895712,"sku":"9780143035763","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1ddd9d48233f82084644814086bbccf5.webp?v=1779929988","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pacific-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}