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.
THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNER
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – Part 1
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – Part 2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – Part 3
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – Part 4
Where can I get the full audio book please? This is only part 1
Kind regards
Jamie
Thanks for reminding me. I’m actually digitizing Part 2 today and should finish the book sometime this weekend. Great novella, but no audio anywhere online.
I’m 37 now but as a kid probably 4-9 years old
I used to listen to it on an audio cassette, I think it was my dads but as a little person I used to find it So funny they let me listen to it.
Please let me have the link when you do as I would love to listen to the whole think especially as it’s his voice that I used to listen to 👌🏼
How is this coming along,
Looking forward to hearing the rest of the storey.
Best regards
Jamie
You’ve reminded me that I need to get this finished.
Thank you Thomas.
Jamie, I finally got the rest digitized. You should be able to stream all of THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE RUNNER right here.
Good evening Thomas,
sorry for the late reply I have listened to it multiple times now and I absolutely love it,
every time I hear it reminds me of the first time I heard it as a kid.
And now I have heard the ending 30 plus years later.
I can’t thank you enough.
Kind regards
Jamie
Thank you. The memories of this audio, like so many others, is a strong one. Listened to it as a kid.
I’m glad you found the audio here. This is one of my favorite novellas of all time, a real masterpiece.