Quote by: Mark Helprin

'Freeing' a literary work into the public domain is less a public benefit than a transfer of wealth from the families of American writers to the executives and stockholders of various businesses who will continue to profit from, for example, 'The Garden Party,' while the descendants of Katherine Mansfield will not.


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Author Bio


  • NameMark Helprin
  • DescriptionUS author, journalist, commentator
  • BornJune 28, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Author; Novelist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Rome Prize