Robert HellengaRobert Hellenga was educated at the University of Michigan and Princeton University. He is a professor emeritus at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and the author of the novels The Confessions of Frances Godwin, Snakewoman of Little Egypt, The Siteen Pleasures, The Fall of a Sparrow, Blues Lessons, Philosophy Made Simple, and The Italian Lover, and the short story collection The Truth About Death. He lives in Galesburg, Illinois. Read More Read Less