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A River Runs Through It and Other Stories Audiobook
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In A River Runs Through It, Norman Maclean claims that “in my family, there is no clear line between religion and fly-fishing.” Nor is there a clear line between family and fly-fishing. It is the one activity where brother can connect with brother and father with son, bridging troubled relationships at the junction of great trout rivers in western Montana. In Maclean’s autobiographical novella, it is the river that makes them realize that life continues and all things are related. Just as Norman Maclean writes at the end of A River Runs Through It that he is “haunted by waters,” so have readers been haunted by his novella. A retired English professor who began writing fiction at the age of 70, Maclean produced what is now recognized as one of the classic American stories of the twentieth century. Here, with A River Runs Through It, are two Norman Maclean stories never before on audio:
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"Set in Montana in 1937, this classic story of family relationships, love, and flyfishing tells of Maclean's desire to be of support to his younger brother and who, in the end, he cannot really help "
— Gina (4 out of 5 stars)
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories Listener Reviews
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" Rating based entirely on the first story, which had a slow growing charm to it although most of it not particularly well written. Other 2 stories were clumsy although I'm sure meaningful to the author and possibly other canadian foresters... "
— Shona, 11/4/2011 -
" Quite possibly my favorite closing paragraph of any novel. "
— Collins, 9/20/2011 -
" Beautiful - the word that Norman's father used so many times throughout his life, is the only word that I need to describe this writing. "
— Lance, 9/15/2011 -
" I really enjoyed these stories, but I couldn't get past tripping over so many poorly structured sentences. "
— Brian, 8/24/2011 -
" The last four pages of <em>A River Runs Through It</em> are pure poetry. "
— Equinox, 8/18/2011 -
" This is a gem of a book. Simple, clear prose and a sad but beautiful story of his life. "
— Brian, 8/16/2011 -
" This story breaks my heart all over again every time I read it. "
— Sarah, 8/11/2011 -
" This is possibly the best book I have read that is under 200 pages "
— Catherine, 7/29/2011 -
" I read this because I really like the movie. The movie is better. "
— Lynzee, 7/28/2011
About Norman Maclean
Norman Maclean grew up in and around Missoula, Montana, where he worked in logging camps and for the US Forest Service. He attended Dartmouth College and taught English for forty-six years at the University of Chicago. He began writing A River Runs Through It in his seventies at the request of his children.