Paradise of Bombs Paperback by Scott Russell Sanders

Product Details

• Publisher: Beacon Press (1993-06-30)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 172 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780807063439
• Item Weight: 212.62 grams
• Dimensions: 21.59 x 13.97 x 0.89 cm

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.

About the Author

Scott Russell Sanders is the author of The Paradise of Bombs; Wilderness Plots: Tales About the Settlement of American Land; The Force of Spirit; and Hunting 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.