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The main characters of this fiction, fantasy story are peter lake, beverly penn. His novels are read around the world, translated into over twenty languages. Winters tale is set in a surreal version of new york city and its surroundings. Mark helprin has 27 books on goodreads with 7116 ratings. Read winters tale by mark helprin available from rakuten kobo.
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