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Jan 1, 1983 · David James Duncan. 4.22. 11,803 ratings1,092 reviews. Flyfishing genius Gus Orviston, seeking refuge from his stuffy, world-famous father and ripsnorting cowgirl mother, embarks on a reluctant quest for meaning that leads him to an astonishing task.
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Feb 16, 2010 · Adapted by Myra Platt, from the novel of the same title by the well-regarded Oregon writer and conservationist David James Duncan, "The River Why" at Seattle's Book-It is an entertaining if...
21 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. Why not? synevy 31 December 2011. The River Why is based on a novel, written by David James Duncan. In a few words, it's about a young fisherman who leaves the city life to go and live in a house by the river and do/find/think about what he loves.
Awards. Voted 35th best novel in the San Francisco Chronicle list of The 20th Century's 100 Best Books of the American West. [1] 20th anniversary edition.
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Feb 27, 1982 · THE RIVER WHY. by David James Duncan ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 27, 1982. An expansively inventive spiritual-quest tale with a fisherman metaphor--popping, erratically but engagingly, from Swiftian drolleries to twanging slapstick swings to Solemn Moments of Discovery. . . to stodgily whimsical romance.
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Jun 17, 2016 · But in 1980, he was just another young assistant at Scribner fighting to have his voice heard, when he tried to acquire “The River Why,” a debut novel by David James Duncan about a young fly...
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