On April 27, 2011, just days after learning of their pregnancy, B. J. Hollars, his wife, and their future son endured the onslaught of an EF-4 tornado. There, while huddled in a bathtub in their Alabama home, mortality flashed before their eyes. With the last of his computer battery, Hollars began recounting the experience, and would continue to do so in the following years, writing his way out of one disaster only to find himself caught up in another. Tornadoes, drownings, and nuclear catastrophes force him to acknowledge the inexplicable, while he attempts to overcome his greatest fear-the impossibility of protecting his newborn son from the world's cruelties. Hollars creates a constellation of grief, tapping into the rarely acknowledged intersection between fatherhood and fear, sacrifice and safety, and the humbling effect of losing control of our lives.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-13
9780253018175
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212205667
Product Key Features
Book Title
This Is only a Test
Author
B.J. Hollars
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Humor
Number of Pages
180 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
203mm
Item Width
133mm
Item Weight
150 g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
B.J. Hollars
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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