The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – Audiobook, Part 1

This is an unabridged audiobook reading of “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner,” Alan Sillitoe’s story about a boy in Borstal who uses his running ability to make a personal show of his contempt and defiance of authority. It was awarded the Hawthorn Prize for the best work of imagination in prose and established Alan Sillitoe as a leading English fiction writer.

In this audio presentation, the story is read by Tom Courtney, who starred in the highly acclaimed film version of "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner."