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River Why

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ISBN-10: 031626122X

ISBN-13: 9780316261227

Edition: N/A

Authors: David James Duncan

List price: $25.99
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The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new Afterword by the author.Since its publication in 1983, THE RIVER WHY has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct and powerful as any in American letters.Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead. But what begins as a physical quarry becomes a spiritual one as his quest for self-knowledge batters him with unforeseeable…    
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Book details

List price: $25.99
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication date: 3/29/2016
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

David James Duncan has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes & has won a Montana Arts Council Award. He lives in Montana.