The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner - Softcover

Sillitoe, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0352300965 ISBN 13: 9780352300966

Publisher: Star, 1975

Synopsis

Sillitoe's portrayal of the mind of an incorrigible rebel, and other stories.

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Review

“One of the best English writers of the day.”—"The New York Times Book Review"
“Sillitoe offers an authentic and vivacious portrait. . . . A sheer delight.”—"Saturday Review"
 
“A beautiful piece of work.”—"The Guardian"
“Brilliant.”—"The New Yorker"
 
“Mr. Sillitoe is a born writer, who knows his milieu and describes it with vivid, loving precision.” —"Daily Telegraph"
 
“There are few writers around who can rival Sillitoe when it comes to the complicated business of noticing things.” —"Literary Review"
 
“A master storyteller.” —"The Observer"
 
“Miles nearer the real thing than D.H. Lawrence's mystic, brooding working-men ever came.” —"Sunday Express"

"One of the best English writers of the day."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Sillitoe offers an authentic and vivacious portrait. . . . A sheer delight."--"Saturday Review"
"A beautiful piece of work."--"The Guardian"
"Brilliant."--"The New Yorker"
"Mr. Sillitoe is a born writer, who knows his milieu and describes it with vivid, loving precision." --"Daily Telegraph"
"There are few writers around who can rival Sillitoe when it comes to the complicated business of noticing things." --"Literary Review"
"A master storyteller." --"The Observer"
"Miles nearer the real thing than D.H. Lawrence's mystic, brooding working-men ever came." --"Sunday Express"

One of the best English writers of the day. "The New York Times Book Review"
Sillitoe offers an authentic and vivacious portrait. . . . A sheer delight. "Saturday Review"
A beautiful piece of work. "The Guardian"
Brilliant. "The New Yorker"
Mr. Sillitoe is a born writer, who knows his milieu and describes it with vivid, loving precision. "Daily Telegraph"
There are few writers around who can rival Sillitoe when it comes to the complicated business of noticing things. "Literary Review"
A master storyteller. "The Observer"
Miles nearer the real thing than D.H. Lawrence's mystic, brooding working-men ever came. "Sunday Express""

"One of the best English writers of the day."--The New York Times Book Review
"Sillitoe offers an authentic and vivacious portrait. . . . A sheer delight."--Saturday Review
"A beautiful piece of work."--The Guardian
"Brilliant."--The New Yorker
"Mr. Sillitoe is a born writer, who knows his milieu and describes it with vivid, loving precision." --Daily Telegraph
"There are few writers around who can rival Sillitoe when it comes to the complicated business of noticing things." --Literary Review
"A master storyteller." --The Observer
"Miles nearer the real thing than D.H. Lawrence's mystic, brooding working-men ever came." --Sunday Express

About the Author

Alan Sillitoe was born in 1928, the son of a tannery worker. He left school at age fourteen to work in a factory. He was one of the working-class novelists who revitalized British fiction in the 1950s. His first novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning was followed with the bestselling collection The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. He adapted both works for the screen in the early 1960s. He is the author of more than 40 works of prose, poetry, and drama.

Edition details

• Publisher: Star
• Publication date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0352300965
• ISBN 13: 9780352300966
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192