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Norman Fitzroy Maclean (December 23, 1902 – August 2, 1990) was an American professor at the University of Chicago who, following his retirement, became a major figure in American literature.
A Brief Biography of Norman Maclean. Norman Maclean was born in Clarinda, Iowa on 23 December 1902 the son of Clara and the Rev. John Maclean. Norman’s brother, Paul, was born in 1906. The family moved to Missoula, Montana in 1910.
131 quotes from Norman Maclean: 'Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops.
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories is a semi-autobiographical collection of three stories by American author Norman Maclean (1902–1990) published in 1976. It was the first work of fiction published by the University of Chicago Press.
In his eighty-eight years, Norman Maclean (1902–90) 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.
Jul 3, 2016 · In his letters to Lyons after May 1976, Maclean discusses the writing and reception of River, his work on the Mann Gulch fire book, and their common love of fishing. For Lyons, he became a ...
May 14, 2024 · Norman Maclean was a legendary English teacher at the U of C who late in life became famous for writing a semi-fictional, semi-autobiographical collection of stories entitled "A River Runs Through It", including one story which was eventually made into a popular movie starring Brad Pitt.
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