Staying Put

Making a Home in a Restless World

Paperback
$19.00 US
On sale Apr 01, 1994 | 224 Pages | 9780807063415

In the tradition of Wendell Berry, Sanders champions fidelity to place, informed by ecological awareness, arguing that intimacy with one’s home region is the grounding for global knowledge.

“Reflective, rhapsodic, luminous essays. . . . A wise and beautifully written book.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review
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. View titles by Scott Russell Sanders

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In the tradition of Wendell Berry, Sanders champions fidelity to place, informed by ecological awareness, arguing that intimacy with one’s home region is the grounding for global knowledge.

“Reflective, rhapsodic, luminous essays. . . . A wise and beautifully written book.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review

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. View titles by Scott Russell Sanders

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