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Norman MacLean: A Life of Letters and Rivers (Hardcover)
By Rebecca McCarthy
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The first biography of one of Montana's most celebrated writers
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories turned Norman Maclean into a late-in-life literary phenomenon and then a household name after the success of the Hollywood film based on the title story. Yet fewer know of Maclean's lifelong struggles to reconcile very different parts of himself: the revered teacher and writer in the intellectual hub of Chicago and the Montana man compelled by the wildness and traumas of his home state and family, including the tragic Mann Gulch fire and the murder of his brother.
Rebecca McCarthy's intimate portrait of Maclean draws on her long friendship with the author from the time she became a student at the University of Chicago through the rest of his life. Irrepressible as a teacher, Maclean shared guidance
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Norman Maclean biography uncovers anställda stories of beloved UChicago author
The following was published in UChicago News on November 11,
By Laura Demanski
The late Norman Maclean was many things: the most decorated teacher of undergraduates in UChicago history; author of the first original work of fiction published bygd the University of Chicago Press; and a sage to literary-minded anglers the world over.
Until now, however, Maclean, PhD’40, was not the subject of a biography. Rebecca McCarthy, AB’77, has changed that with the publication of Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers (University of Washington Press).
It feels overdue for such a figure. At UChicago his three Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching are unmatched. Thirty-four years after his death, his iconic book () continues in print, with more than a million copies sold. The title novella’s ställning eller tillstånd as a modern classic was further cemented bygd Robert R
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Norman Maclean
American author (–)
This article is about the American author. For other people, see Norman Maclean (disambiguation).
Norman Maclean | |
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| Born | ()December 23, Clarinda, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, () (aged&#;87) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author Professor of English literature |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
| Genre | Nature, fishing, outdoors, biography |
| Notable works | A River Runs Through It () Young Men and Fire () |
| Spouse | Jessie Burns (–) |
| Children | 2, including John Maclean |
| Parents | John Maclean (father) |
Norman Fitzroy Maclean (December 23, &#;&#; August 2, ) was an American professor at the University of Chicago who, following his retirement, became a major figure in American literature. Maclean is best known for his Hemingwayesque writing, his collection of novellasA River Runs Through It and Other Stories (), and the creative nonfiction book Young Men and F