Could ‘A River Runs Through It’ Have Been a Hit Today?

The autobiographical novella, first published 50 years ago, arguably created a new type of guy: the literary fly fisherman.

Fifty years on, A River still Runs Through It | Vince Bzdek

By Vince Bzdek Fifty years ago this month, a 72-year-old first-time novelist published what may be the best-written, truest book about the West ever penned. If there is one novel every Westerner ...
Flathead Beacon

50 Years of ‘A River Runs Through It’

Fifty years ago this month, a slim novella was published not by some big New York City based publishing house to great fanfare but rather a university press in the city of Chicago. The author wasn’t a ...
Missoulian

How 'A River Runs Through It' still shapes Montana, and its rivers, 50 years later

Norman Maclean’s novella endures as cultural touchstone, fueling art and tourism while exposing tensions between mythic ...
St. Louis American

A river runs through

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up When the then-emerging businessman Andrew Carnegie ordered the ...
The Herald-Dispatch

Stephanie Hill: One of my favorite stories is 'A River Runs Through It' by Norman Maclean

One of my favorite stories is “A River Runs Through It” by Norman Maclean. It is an exquisitely written, semi-biographical account of Maclean and his brother, Paul, growing up in Montana as sons of a ...
Noozhawk

Santa Barbara Flyfishers Casts Eye on ‘A River Runs Through It’

Santa Barbara Flyfishers is presenting actor Tom Skerritt and an authoritative panel, March 31 at the Lobero Theatre to discuss the impact of the movie, and screen the award-winning film directed by ...