Elegy in blue: a novel / Mark Helprin
High in a subsidized studio apartment, the unnamed eighty-two-year-old narrator of Elegy in Blue looks out across the rooftops of Brooklyn all the way to the sea. His distinguished career on Wall Street is in ruins, his mansion in Brooklyn Heights has been burned to the ground, and most of all, his father, his son, and his wife - the stunningly beautiful and equally kind Clare - have been taken from him, one by one, over the decades, by war and an act of antisemitic violence. Now his "allegiance is to this ghosts." He's almost lost to memory, reflection, and a purposeful letting go of life. But when violence threatens to destroy another family, he takes drastic action in hope of restoring a portion of justice to the world. Can he fashion his life into an elegy, one that heals a broken heart and relieves the sting of death?
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419786082
- ISBN: 1419786083
- Physical Description: 237 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York: Abrams Press, 2026.
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Available copies
- 16 of 34 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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Holds
- 2 current holds with 34 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | F Hel (Text) | 30308101377027 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| Ashe County Public Library | F HEL (Text) | 50503011230176 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
| Black Mountain Library | F HEL (Text) | 0020514117264 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Helprin, Mark (Text) | 0112524993806 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
| Cliffdale Library | CMB1998252 (Text) | CMB1998252 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | CMB1998252 (Text) | CMB1998253 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Etowah Branch | HEL (Text) | 33258010598631 | Adult New Fiction | Reshelving | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Helprin, Mark (Text) | 0112524993619 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/26/2026 |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | FIC HEL (Text) | 31420621353872 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
| Goldsboro Library | F HEL (Text) | 900005000344035 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
