Paradise Lust
| Author | Brook Wilensky-Lanford |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-8021-1980-3 |
Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden is a 2011 book by Brook Wilensky-Lanford that discusses efforts to locate the Garden of Eden.
Wilensky-Lanford writes that more people began to search for the garden to reassert the truth of the Bible after the advent of Darwinism. The book focuses on 20th-century individuals who have sought to locate the garden.[1] Wilensky-Lanford profiles several individuals who have discussed the location of the garden, including William Fairfield Warren and the author(s) of The Urantia Book.[2] Paradise Lust also discusses the work of archaeologist Juris Zarins.[3]
Associated Press writer Carl Hartman applauded the book as "witty and exhaustively researched", though he notes that the title could confuse readers. (Wilensky-Lanford chose the book's title as a reference to Paradise Lost by John Milton, not to indicate sexual content.)[3] Writing in The New York Times, Andrea Wulf praised the book as an "enjoyable parade of oddities" that is an "appealing mix of serious research and tongue-in-cheek humor", but noted that it occasionally felt like a repetitive list of bizarre characters.[2]
References
- ↑ Bethune, Brian (August 26, 2011). "Review: Paradise Lust: Searching for the Garden of Eden". Macleans'. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- 1 2 Wulf, Andrea (August 5, 2011). "Which Way to the Garden of Eden?". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- 1 2 Hartman, Carl (August 2, 2011). "Review: Garden of Eden Imagined at 17 Locations". ABCNews.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved November 7, 2015.