Secrets of the Universe - by Scott Russell Sanders (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"Secrets of the Universe" ranges from an autobiographical tour-de-force that describes a childhood spent with an alcoholic father to 'Looking at Women, ' a reflection on male yearning and confusion, to a look at the place-or absence-of nature in recent American fiction.

From the Back Cover

Author speaks about the book: I do not expect to arrive at the absolute center or circumference of things, at least not along a path of words. I will follow that path as far as it leads, then go on ahead in silence. The journey home in my effort to come fully awake, to understand where I actually live. If, on the way, I have discovered any secrets worth telling, they must be ones known to all of us in our clear moments. I seek a truth as common as dirt of laughter, and as rare.

Review Quotes

Sanders looks for and often finds universal truths in the particulars of everyday life. . . . A marvelous celebration of the small and large mysteries of life. --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

For his personal nonfiction, Scott Russell Sanders has won the Lannan Literary Award and the Great Lakes Book Award. His books include The Paradise of Bombs, Secrets of the Universe, and Staying Put. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.