The People from Heaven

by John Sanford

Book Overview

An extraordinary novel, told partly in verse, The People from Heaven takes place in 1943 in Warrensburg, New York, where Eli Bishop, a white shopkeeper, initiates a reign of terror on the populace following his rape of America Smith, a black woman. The author, John Sanford, is considered by many to be one of the finest little-known writers of the twentieth century. In his introduction, Alan Wald provides an overview of Sanford's career, his...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252064917
• ISBN13: 9780252064913
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"