Mark Helprin is a novelist, the author of "Winter's Tale" and "A Soldier of the Great War," among other books. He is also a defense analyst, a foreign-affairs expert, a political writer, and other things. For "The Human Parade," Jay Nordlinger interviewed him in July 2011. The interview took place in Helprin's home, outside Charlottesville, Virginia. The two of them talked about literary life, political life, and life in general.