River Why
  • Published:
    Mar-1984
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    General Fiction
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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 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.
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EDITIONS
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    • First Edition
    • Mar-1984
    • Bantam
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0553340964
    • ISBN13: 9780553340969
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    • Dec-1984
    • Bantam
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0553341928
    • ISBN13: 9780553341928
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    • Dec-1984
    • Bantam
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0553344862
    • ISBN13: 9780553344868
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    • Aug-2002
    • Sierra Club Books
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1578050847
    • ISBN13: 9781578050840
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    • Apr-2016
    • Back Bay
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 031626122X
    • ISBN13: 9780316261227
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    • Jan-1983
    • Sierra Club Books
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0871563215
    • ISBN13: 9780871563217
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    • Sep-2015
    • Little, Brown
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0316261211
    • ISBN13: 9780316261210
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    • Sep-2015
    • Little, Brown and Company
    • eBook (Kindle)
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    • Apr-2006
    • Blackstone Audiobooks
    • Audio Cassette
    • ISBN: 0786146117
    • ISBN13: 9780786146116
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    • Jun-2006
    • Blackstone Audiobooks
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 0786168803
    • ISBN13: 9780786168804
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    • Jun-2017
    • Little, Brown
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1478949597
    • ISBN13: 9781478949596
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    • Jun-2017
    • Little, Brown
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1478949562
    • ISBN13: 9781478949565
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    • Aug-2017
    • Blackstone Audiobooks
    • Playaway
    • ISBN: 1538437384
    • ISBN13: 9781538437384
    • Library Binding



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