{"product_id":"the-writings-of-norman-maclean-seeking-truth-amid-tragedy-9781647791674","title":"The Writings of Norman MacLean: Seeking Truth Amid Tragedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a foreword by John N. Maclean, son of Norman Maclean\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Writings of Norman Maclean: Seeking Truth amid Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first critical reassessment of this celebrated author's work in more than a decade. In his study, Timothy P. Schilling focuses on Maclean's attempt, in \u003ci\u003eA River Runs through It\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eYoung Men and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, to come to grips with the tragic side of human existence. From the 1938 death of his brother Paul to the 1949 deaths of thirteen firefighters in Montana's Mann Gulch wildfire, Maclean is driven by a desire to discover ultimate meaning--the truth--in the face of haunting tragedy. Through careful analysis of all of Maclean's published works, Schilling highlights the audaciousness of Maclean's quest to wrest free an answer from \"the universe.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ever open to scientific, literary, philosophical, and theological ways of viewing reality, Maclean found ambiguity, paradoxically, to be an essential tool for probing the truth. Beyond exploring Maclean's use of this tool, Schilling breaks new ground by considering Maclean's invocation of the Transcendentals in \"A River Runs through It,\" noting the sly homage Maclean pays to Izaak Walton, examining Maclean's often-neglected \"Other Stories,\" assessing Robert Redford's film adaptation of \"A River Runs through It,\" and providing the most thorough exploration of \u003ci\u003eYoung Men and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e yet available. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With this book, Schilling offers a current and complete analysis of Maclean--one of the most iconic figures in Western American literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy P. Schilling\u003c\/b\u003e earned a degree in English at Princeton University and then studied theology at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Since 2003, he has worked as a theologian on the staff of the Center for Parish Spirituality in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Schilling's writings have appeared in \u003ci\u003eCommonweal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommunio\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLonesome Road: A Memoir.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nevada Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893157892370,"sku":"9781647791674","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7aadc2d2-14f4-4842-8b93-048524fd185a.jpg?v=1738224261","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-writings-of-norman-maclean-seeking-truth-amid-tragedy-9781647791674","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}