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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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"A whirlwind, madcap, humorous and sensitive novel" "New York Times""
Praise for The River Why:
"A whirlwind, madcap, humorous and sensitive novel" New York Times"
"A hymn to the waters of the earth and the wholeness of life. It is also funny." Miami Herald"
"A veritable epic of flyfishing... done in a high-velocity, exuberant style, sprawling in scale, heedless of form... The feeling for and evocation of the imperiled natural world is rhapsodic in its intensity; the writing energetic, literary in a distinctly American way... So amiable is the prevailing tone that the flowing narrative is able to absorb Koranic and Eastern mysticisms, Tao, Sufism, Zen-the religions of oneness and gospel of love-without turning into the kind of maudlin choral chanting that so often disfigures treatments of fusion of self and the world." Publishers Weekly"
This is a modern-repeat, modern -tale of maturity and redemption. Christian Science Monitor"
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"A whirlwind, madcap, humorous and sensitive novel" "New York Times""
Praise for The River Why:
"A whirlwind, madcap, humorous and sensitive novel" New York Times"
"A hymn to the waters of the earth and the wholeness of life. It is also funny." Miami Herald"
"A veritable epic of flyfishing... done in a high-velocity, exuberant style, sprawling in scale, heedless of form... The feeling for and evocation of the imperiled natural world is rhapsodic in its intensity; the writing energetic, literary in a distinctly American way... So amiable is the prevailing tone that the flowing narrative is able to absorb Koranic and Eastern mysticisms, Tao, Sufism, Zen-the religions of oneness and gospel of love-without turning into the kind of maudlin choral chanting that so often disfigures treatments of fusion of self and the world." Publishers Weekly"
This is a modern-repeat, modern -tale of maturity and redemption. Christian Science Monitor"
David James Duncan is the author of the novels The River Why and The Brothers K, the story collection River Teeth, and two nonfiction collections. His work has appeared in numerous national anthologies, including Best American Essays (twice), Best American Sportswriting, and Best American Spiritual Writing (five times). Duncan is widely renowned as an activist and expert fly fisher. He lives with his family in western Montana.
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- PublisherBantam USA
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0553344862
- ISBN 13 9780553344868
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages293
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