The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner

Perhapsoneofthemostreveredworksoffictioninthetwentieth-century,TheLonelinessoftheLongDistanceRunnerisamodernclassicaboutintegrity,courage,andbuckingthesystem.Itstitlestoryrecountsthestoryofareformschoolcross-countryrunnerwhoseizestheperfectopportunitytodefytheauthoritythatgovernshislife.Itisapuremasterpiece.Fromtherethecollectionexpandsevenfurtherfromthetouching“OnSaturdayAfternoon”totherollicking“TheDeclineandFallandFrankieBuller.”Belovedforitsleanprose,unforgettableprotagonists,andreal-lifewisdom,TheLonelinessoftheLongDistanceRunnercapturedthevoiceofageneration,anditspoignantandempoweringlifelessonswillcontinuetocaptivateandentertainreadersforgenerationstocome.,