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Paradise of Bombs

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Paradise of Bombs
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Scott Russell Sanders
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:172
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreBiographies and autobiography
ISBN/Barcode 9780807063439
ClassificationsDewey:920
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Beacon Press
Imprint Beacon Press
Publication Date 30 June 1993
Publication Country United States

Description

This award-winning collection moves from the dark and technically astonishing title essay-on growing up within the confines of a huge Army arsenal in Ohio-to reflections on mountain hikes, limestone quarries, and fathers teaching their sons.

Author Biography

Scott Russell Sanders is the author of The Paradise of Bombs;Wilderness Plots- Tales About the Settlement of American Land;The Force of Spirit;andHunting for Hope, among several other works of fiction and nonfiction. He was a distinguished professor of English literature at Indiana University until he retired in 2009. He currently lives with his wife Ruth in Bloomington, Indiana.

Reviews

Rich in emotion, memory, and concern for the world we inhabit . . . harrowing and convincing. -Chicago Tribune