Norman Maclean
Born 1902 · Died 1990
From Clarinda, Iowa, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction and nonfiction
Novelist. Author of A River Runs Through IT.
Quotes
“My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things — trout as well as eternal salvation — come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.”
A River Runs Through It, p. 4 “One of life’s quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself and watch yourself softly becoming the author of something beautiful even if it is only a floating ash.”
A River Runs Through It, p. 68 “It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us.”
A River Runs Through It, p. 161 “Unless we are willing to escape into sentimentality or fantasy, often the best we can do with catastrophes, even our own, is to find out exactly what happened and restore some of the missing parts — hopefully, even the arch to the sky.”
Young Men and Fire “A mystery of the universe is how it has managed to survive with so much volunteer help.”
Young Men and Fire
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Books by Norman Maclean in order
Books by Norman Maclean in the order they were published, from Manual for Instruction in Military Maps and Aerial Photographs (1943) to The Norman Maclean Reader (2008).
- 1Manual for Instruction in Military Maps and Aerial PhotograpManual for Instruction in Military Maps and Aerial Photographs1943
- 2A River Runs Through It
A River Runs Through It1976 - 3An Interview With Norman MacleanAn Interview With Norman Maclean1987
- 4Norman Maclean Reading
Norman Maclean Reading1987 - 5Young Men and Fire
Young Men and Fire1992 - 6Norman MacLean Collection
Norman MacLean Collection2001 - 7The Norman Maclean Reader
The Norman Maclean Reader2008 - 8Dwellers in the Mist
Dwellers in the Mist - 9On the Big BlackfootOn the Big Blackfoot
- 10Usfs 1919 the Ranger the Cook and the Hole in the SkyUsfs 1919 the Ranger the Cook and the Hole in the Sky