Et au milieu coule une rivière

Et au milieu coule une rivière est plus qu’un roman autobiographique, c’est un récit imprégné d’une lumineuse nostalgie, un livre qui défend une philosophie inspirante. Norman Maclean y raconte son enfance dans les Rocheuses, au sein de paysages magnifiques dont chaque relief influence en profondeur ceux qui y vivent. Comme dans les romans de Pete Fromm, la pêche n’est pas qu’un simple loisir, c’est un art de vivre, une discipline, une chanson de geste qui apprend tout et qui poursuivra Norman dans toutes les étapes importantes de son existence. Préface de Robert Redford, metteur en scène du célèbre film inspiré du récit de Maclean.

Norman Maclean has spent much of his life in the field of education in New Zealand. He has taught art, art history, drama, English and classical studies to many hundreds of secondary school students, mainly in his home town of Gisborne. His published books include titles covering ancient religion and history but it is the realm of literacy among teens that has increasingly concerned him. Gobby is in contrast to those titles that make high adventure and daring-do, the often-preferred choice, especially for adolescent boys. He believes that many kids do not easily identify with much beyond what may seem like the mundane business of muddling through. Home and school, their mates, their success or more often, lack of it - their desire for identity and recognition; for success rather than continual failure, are matters that can weigh them down as they struggle to make their way through the first years of secondary education. Gobby covers much of this in a way that is familiar but with humour and with hope.

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