by Alan Sillitoe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402090041
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The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner is a collection of short stories by British author Alan Sillitoe, portraying working-class life in post-war England. The title story tells the story of a young delinquent who finds an escape in athletics but faces a moral dilemma when he is required to win to legitimize the system that oppresses him. The stories explore themes such as alienation, rebellion, morality, and the search for identity in an adverse social context.
Alan Sillitoe FRSL was an English writer and one of the so-called "angry young men" of the 1950s. He disliked the label, as did most of the other writers to whom it was applied. He is best known for his debut novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and his early short story "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner", both of which were adapted into films.
