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Mark Helprin talks about about his latest book, 'Elegy in Blue'

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published April 25, 2026 at 7:37 AM EDT

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Mark Helprin about Helprin's latest book Elegy in Blue.

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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