{"product_id":"the-norman-maclean-reader-norman-maclean-9780226500263","title":"The Norman MacLean Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his eighty-seven years, Norman Maclean played many parts: fisherman, logger, firefighter, scholar, teacher. But it was a role he took up late in life, that of writer, that won him enduring fame and critical acclaim--as well as the devotion of readers worldwide. Though the 1976 collection\u003ci\u003e A River Runs Through It and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was the only book Maclean published in his lifetime, it was an unexpected success, and the moving family tragedy of the title novella--based largely on Maclean's memories of his childhood home in Montana--has proved to be one of the most enduring American stories ever written. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Norman Maclean Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful addition to Maclean's celebrated oeuvre. Bringing together previously unpublished materials with incidental writings and selections from his more famous works, the \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e will serve as the perfect introduction for readers new to Maclean, while offering longtime fans new insight into his life and career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this evocative collection, Maclean as both a writer and a man becomes evident. Perceptive, intimate essays deal with his career as a teacher and a literary scholar, as well as the wealth of family stories for which Maclean is famous. Complete with a generous selection of letters, as well as excerpts from a 1986 interview, \u003ci\u003eThe Norman Maclean Reader \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a fully fleshed-out portrait of this much admired author, showing us a writer fully aware of the nuances of his craft, and a man as at home in the academic environment of the University of Chicago as in the quiet mountains of his beloved Montana. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVarious and moving, the works collected in \u003ci\u003eThe Norman Maclean Reader\u003c\/i\u003e serve as both a summation and a celebration, giving readers a chance once again to hear one of American literature's most distinctive voices. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman MacLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226500268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226500263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.30w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/18\/2008 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2008 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 35","brand":"Norman MacLean","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074720428287,"sku":"9780226500263","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b015e4b-406e-4e8a-97e6-bac2d3555fc2.jpg?v=1685455383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-norman-maclean-reader-norman-maclean-9780226500263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}