Mark Helprin: In Sunlight and In Shadow

Whether as a novelist (Refiner's Fire, Winter's Tale, A Soldier of the Great War, Memoir From Antproof Case, and Freddy and Fredericka), a children's book author with Chris Van Allsberg (Swan Lake, A City in Winter, and The Veil of Snows), a short story writer for the New Yorker, or as an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal, Mark Helprin's sculpted prose, lyrical bent, and provocative ideas have made him an essential read for more than 30 years. Helprin discusses both his new novel, In Sunlight and in Shadow, and his career with the Chicago Tribune's James Janega.