Refiner's Fire
of Mark Helprin
Description
Born on an illegal immigrant ship off the coast of Palestine, Marshall Pearl is immediately orphaned and soon brought to America, where he grows up amidst fascinating and idiosyncratic privilege that is, however, not nearly as influential in regard to his formation as the pull of his origins though they are unknown to him. A cross between FieldingÂŽs Tom Jones and the story of Moses, RefinerÂŽs Fire is a great and colorful adventure that ends in a crucible of battle, suffering, and death, from which Marshall Pearl rises purely by the grace of God. Addressing the holy and the profane, but never heavy handedly, it is not so much a meditation on the fate of the Jews after the Holocaust, the rise of Israel, and the spirit of America, as it is an elegy and a song in which the powers of life and regeneration are shown to gorgeous effect.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 560 pages
- Publisher Mariner Books
- Publication Date June 1st 2005
- First Publication 11/06/77
- Language English
- ISBN 9780156031073
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
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