The loneliness of the long-distance runner
By: by Alan Sillitoe
Edition: 1st Vintage International ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780307389640
Description: Perhaps one of the most revered works of twentieth-century fiction, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner is a modern classic about integrity, courage, and bucking the system. In the title story, a reform-school cross-country runner seizes the perfect opportunity to defy the authority that governs his life.
Table of contents: title: The loneliness of the long-distance runner; title: Uncle Ernest; title: Mr. Raynor the school-teacher; title: The fishing-boat picture; title: Noah's ark; title: On Saturday afternoon; title: The match; title: The disgrace of Jim Scarfedale; title: The decline and fall of Frankie Buller.