Ellis Island and Other Stories Author:Mark Helprin Winner of the Prix de Rome and the National Jewish Book Award, these ten stories and the title novella, "Ellis Island," exhibit tremendous range and versatility of style and technique, yet are closely unified in their beauty and in their concern with enduring and universal questions.
Eleven stories focus on incidents connected with Ellis Island and since I enjoy collections such as these I liked reading the book. The writing is flowing and imaginative and the descriptions are wonderfully crafted. It's a very nice little read.