The River Why - Couverture souple

Duncan, Trevor

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0553344862 ISBN 13 : 9780553344868

Editeur : Bantam USA, 1984

Synopsis

Book by Duncan David James

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

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

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 experiences.

Profoundly reflective about our connection to nature and to one another, THE RIVER WHY is also a comedic rollercoaster. Like Gus, the reader emerges utterly changed, stripped bare by the journey Duncan so expertly navigates.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam USA
• Date d'édition: 1984
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0553344862
• ISBN 13: 9780553344868
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 293
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible