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Spouse. Jessie Burns (1925–1968) Children. 2, including John Maclean. Parents. John Maclean (father) 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. Maclean is best known for his Hemingwayesque ...
- Author, Professor of English literature
- 2, including John Maclean
- Jessie Burns (1925–1968)
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. Missoula was the place that Norman considered home, and the setting that shaped much of his life and writings.
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 . The collection contains the novella "A River Runs Through It" and two short stories, "Logging and ...
- Norman Maclean
- 231 pages, (hardback edition), 238 pages, (paperback edition)
- 1976
- May 1976
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Jul 3, 2016 · Alamy. This year, Norman Maclean ’s indelible story collection, A River Runs Through It celebrates its 40th anniversary. Published by the University of Chicago Press after being rejected by the ...
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. Though the 1976 collection A River Runs Through It and Other Stories ...
128 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. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
Mar 11, 2024 · This Norman Maclean was a plainspoken, truth-telling, profanity-spouting, chain-smoking tough guy, whose deadpan delivery could silence departmental meetings and whose stare could quiet a room of chattering students. Those who didn't know Norman well were afraid of him." McCarthy, however, grew to understand him and his vulnerabilities very well.
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