The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner (Lernmaterialien)

by Alan Sillitoe, Susanne Lenz | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 3150091926 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingBooklover-IGBwing of Sankt Ingbert, Saarland Germany on 4/25/2008
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Journal Entry 1 by wingBooklover-IGBwing from Sankt Ingbert, Saarland Germany on Friday, April 25, 2008
One of the books that we had to read in school.

Journal Entry 2 by wingAndrea-Berlinwing at Steglitz, Berlin Germany on Thursday, April 13, 2017
Das Buch ist heute angekommen, vielen lieben Dank.

"The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner" is a short story by Alan Sillitoe, published in 1959 as part of a short story collection of the same name. The work focuses on Smith, a poor Nottingham teenager from a dismal home in a working class area, who has bleak prospects in life and few interests beyond petty crime. The boy turns to long-distance running as a method of both an emotional and a physical escape from his situation. The story was adapted for a 1962 film of the same title, with Sillitoe writing the screenplay and Tony Richardson directing. The part of Smith (now called Colin) was played by Tom Courtenay. wiki

Ein Buch der 1000 Bücher!

15. April 2017 The novel is short, easy and quickly to read. It was written in 1958, 13 years after World War II, but bad characters are still desribed with something German "like German generals", "Hitler-face" or "Hitler-boy". But there are wonderful words too, like "lily-white workless hands" or "to sob my socks off" - great. The theme was interesting.

The book is on Cfreckle's wishlist and travels to UK. I hope, you like the novel . Gute Reise, Buch!

Journal Entry 4 by wingAndrea-Berlinwing at Steglitz, Berlin Germany on Monday, May 15, 2017
It seems, as if the book has been lost on it's long distance to UK :-(((( I asked Cfreckle and she told me today:

Hi Andrea-Berlin,
Sorry, but no, it hasn't arrived! I just presumed you were still reading it and hadn't sent it yet! Oh I do hope it eventually turns up.

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