David James Duncan

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David James Duncan is an American novelist, essayist, and fly-fisherman. He is the author of two bestselling novels, The River Why (1983) and The Brothers K (1992). He has also written a collection of short stories, River Teeth, and a memoir of sorts, My Story As Told By Water (2001). His latest work is God Laughs and Plays, released in 2006. An essay, "Bird Watching as a Blood Sport", appeared in Harper's Magazine in 1998.

Duncan's two novels revolve around fly fishing, baseball, solitude, and family. A religious mysticism underlies most of his work. Duncan also writes much concerning the environment. He grew up in suburban Portland, Oregon and lives with his chickens, wife, and children somewhere in Montana. His favorite chicken, who David himself picked out, is named Osprey.