Winter's Tale is by an American.
Mark Helprin -LRB- born June 28 , 1947 -RRB- is an American novelist , journalist , conservative commentator , Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy , Fellow of the American Academy in Rome , and Member of the Council on Foreign Relations .. novelist. novelist. journalist. journalist. conservative. conservative. commentator. Pundit ( expert ). Claremont Institute. Claremont Institute. American Academy in Rome. American Academy in Rome. the Council on Foreign Relations. the Council on Foreign Relations. While Helprin 's fictional works straddle a number of disparate genres and styles , he has stated that he `` belongs to no literary school , movement , tendency , or trend '' .