Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.

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Novella · Autobiography and memoir

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.

Norman Maclean

A River Runs Through It · 1976

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all things River

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Medium

Novella

Time

1976

Person

Norman Maclean

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Citation

Maclean, Norman. "A River Runs Through it." A River Runs Through It and Other Stories. University of Chicago Press, 1976.

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