{"product_id":"9781504035026","title":"New and Collected Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eOver forty short stories spanning the career of England’s most acclaimed postwar writer—including the iconic “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This comprehensive collection of short fiction from bestselling British author Alan Sillitoe mixes aggression with humor, and common working-class men with extraordinary twists of fate. It compiles works selected from the master storyteller’s bestselling books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Ragman’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGuzman, Go Home\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMen, Women and Children\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Second Chance\u003c\/i\u003e. Several previously unpublished works are also included.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the title story from \u003ci\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner\u003c\/i\u003e—which was adapted for film in 1962—a seventeen-year-old inmate in a juvenile detention center must make a difficult life choice. Should he strive to win the national long-distance running competition as everyone is counting on him to do, or should he refuse to vindicate the very system and society that has locked him up?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The titular piece from \u003ci\u003eThe Ragman’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively and poignant narrative about an eighteen-year-old thief named Tony and his new girlfriend, Doris, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a well-to-do scrap dealer. The couple embarks on a wild robbery spree, but after a raid on a shoe shop goes absurdly wrong, Tony ends up behind bars and Doris remains free—but suffers a dark destiny.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A standout tale from \u003ci\u003eGuzman, Go Home\u003c\/i\u003e, “Revenge” details the dangerously tumultuous marriage between factory foreman Richard and his ornery wife, Caroline. “Mimic,” from the previously collected \u003ci\u003eMen, Women and Children\u003c\/i\u003e, takes place in the mind of a nameless hero who is locked away in an asylum—a man who uses the art of mimicry to escape reality and avoid being himself. And in “No Name in the Street,” from \u003ci\u003eThe Second Chance\u003c\/i\u003e, an ex-miner who ekes out a living collecting social security and hunting for golf balls, moves in with a woman who has indoor plumbing—but his dog refuses to go along with the plan.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This essential collection reveals the power and timelessness of Sillitoe’s short fiction. Called “a master of the short story” by the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, the author portrays the complex ethos and pathos of working-class life.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169055326448,"sku":"9781504035026","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504035026_p0.jpg?v=1769897345","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504035026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}