Full name: A River Runs Through It and Other Stories

Author: Norman MacLean Year: 1976 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction, Classic, Historical fiction, Short Stories Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780226500607 9780226500669 0226500608 0226500667

From its first magnificent sentence, "In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing," to the last, "I am haunted by waters," "A River Runs Through It" is an American classic.Based on Norman Maclean's childhood experiences, "A River Runs Through It" has established itself as one of the most moving stories of our time; it captivates readers with vivid descriptions of life along Montana's Big Blackfoot River and its near magical blend of fly fishing with the troubling affections of the heart. This handsome edition is designed and illustrated by Barry Moser. There are thirteen two-color wood engravings. Norman Maclean (1902-90), woodsman, scholar, teacher, and storyteller, grew up in the Western Rocky Mountains of Montana and worked for many years in logging camps and for the United States Forestry Service before beginning his academic career. He retired from the University of Chicago in 1973. Similar books: Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth To Skin a Cat by Thomas McGuane Girl With Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace Oblivion by David Foster Wallace Him With His Foot in His Mouth by Saul Bellow Babette's Feast by Isak Dinesen Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens Platte River by Rick Bass Lost in the Funhouse by John Barth The Birthday of the Infanta by Oscar Wilde The Golden Apples by Eudora Welty Anecdotes of Destiny and Ehrengard by Isak Dinesen Slow Learner by Thomas Pynchon Trust Me by John Updike Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving Rembrandt's Hat by Bernard Malamud Youth and the Bright Medusa by Willa Cather Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling Like One of the Family by Alice Childress