Norman Maclean Bücher

In einer Sprache, die in ihrer Lakonik Hemingway ebensoviel verdankt, wie in ihrer glanzvollen Rhetorik William Faulkner, erzählt der Autor die autobiographische Geschichte von zwei ungleich/gleichen Brüdern, die von ihrem Vater im Fliegenfischen unterwiesen werden. Ort ist der Westen von Montana, die Zeit: einige Sommertage im Jahre 1937. Was als versöhnlicher Abschluss der gemeinsam verbrachten Tage gedacht ist - der Ausflug der beiden Brüder mit dem Vater - , nimmt ein tragisches Ende, als einer der Brüder ermordet aufgefungen wird. Die Fragen nach Wissen und Nichtwissen, nach Helferkönnen und Nichthelferkönnen, kurz: die Fragen nach dem richtigen Leben durchziehen das Buch. Die Summe von Macleans Lebenserfahrung ist zugleich eine Summe der amerikanischen Literatur.

Roman aus dem Amerikanischen von Bernd Samland, mit 13 Holzschnitten von Barry Moser. 190 Seiten.

Just as Norman Maclean writes at the end of "A River Runs Through It" that he is "haunted by waters," so have readers been haunted by his novella. A retired English professor who began writing fiction at the age of 70, Maclean produced what is now recognized as one of the classic American stories of the twentieth century. Originally published in 1976, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories now celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary, marked by this new edition that includes a foreword by Annie Proulx.Maclean grew up in the western Rocky Mountains in the first decades of the twentieth century. As a young man he worked many summers in logging camps and for the United States Forest Service. The two novellas and short story in this collection are based on his own experiences—the experiences of a young man who found that life was only a step from art in its structures and beauty. The beauty he found was in reality, and so he leaves a careful record of what it was like to work in the woods when it was still a world of horse and hand and foot, without power saws, "cats," or four-wheel drives. Populated with drunks, loggers, card sharks, and whores, and set in the small towns and surrounding trout streams and mountains of western Montana, the stories concern themselves with the complexities of fly fishing, logging, fighting forest fires, playing cribbage, and being a husband, a son, and a father.

This book is a moving tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers who have fought for their countries throughout history. It includes prayers, hymns, and poems that help to capture the spirit of those who have given their lives for their fellow citizens.

Collection of three Western stories, featuring the title piece about the relationship between a father and his two sons, bound together by love and fly fishing.

Tells what happened on August 5, 1949 in Man Gulch, Montana when fifteen smokejumpers came to fight a forest fire.

Struggling with feelings of inadequacy, Sam navigates the challenges of adolescence while feeling overshadowed by his accomplished peers and his younger brother, Gobby, a secret prodigy. His journey is further complicated by his parents' deteriorating marriage and the emotional turmoil of watching his crush become involved with his best friend. This coming-of-age story explores themes of self-identity, familial relationships, and the challenges of finding one's place in a competitive world.