A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories is Norman Maclean's semi-autobiographical collection, published by the University of Chicago Press in May 1976, the press's first work of fiction. Its title novella of fly fishing and family in Montana became Robert Redford's 1992 film.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- University of Chicago Press, 1976
- First published
- University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1976
The first edition of A River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean was published in Chicago by University of Chicago Press in 1976. We track 2 editions.
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First edition
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- Pan Books1991 Paperback I own A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Pan Books 1991 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- A River Runs Through It film, 1992
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Montana
- Genre
- autobiography
In print
- Editions recorded
- 17 on Open Library, 12 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 5 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of A River Runs Through It and Other Stories?
The first edition of A River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean was published in Chicago by University of Chicago Press in 1976.
How many editions of A River Runs Through It and Other Stories are there?
We track 2 editions of A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has A River Runs Through It and Other Stories been adapted?
Yes, including A River Runs Through It (film, 1992), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- A River Runs Through It (book), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- A river runs through it, and other stories, University of Chicago Press 1976 edition, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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