The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
by Alan Sillitoe | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0352300965 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0352300965 Global Overview for this book
Registered by caldron of Brisbane, Queensland Australia on 1/26/2005
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
A collection of short stories;
"The rebel mind of a Borstal boy who takes his own magnificent revenge on THEM . . .
A lonely man given something to live for - only to have the hand of Authority dash it away . . .
An urchin dispassionately watches a man trying to hang himself . . .
The theme - and the smell & feel - of poverty & rebellion pervade these pungent tales - all are stamped with the undeniable ring of truth."
TBR
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Haven't had time to read this yet and I always feel bad if I don't take books to the MeetUps so here goes . . .
"The rebel mind of a Borstal boy who takes his own magnificent revenge on THEM . . .
A lonely man given something to live for - only to have the hand of Authority dash it away . . .
An urchin dispassionately watches a man trying to hang himself . . .
The theme - and the smell & feel - of poverty & rebellion pervade these pungent tales - all are stamped with the undeniable ring of truth."
TBR
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Haven't had time to read this yet and I always feel bad if I don't take books to the MeetUps so here goes . . .
Picked up at Brisbane meetup
Journal Entry 3 by MadamMuck at Australian Bookcrossing Convention (2005) in Brisbane, Queensland Australia on Thursday, June 23, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (6/24/2005 UTC) at Australian Bookcrossing Convention (2005) in Brisbane, Queensland Australia
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
To be released during Brisbane Convention events.
To be released during Brisbane Convention events.
I work in a homeless women's service and this book was in our bookshelf.
I'll pop it back on the shelf ...
I'll pop it back on the shelf ...