The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a story by the British writer Alan Sillitoe published in 1958, and it is contained in a collection of short stories published under the same title. The main character is a young man confined in a youth prison for delinquent young people, which is called a borstal institution. He seeks solace in long distance running.
[edit] Musical Adaptations
- The British heavy metal group Iron Maiden adapted the short story into the song of the same name on their Somewhere in Time album.
- British Oi! and punk band The Angelic Upstarts included a song of the same name on their Reason Why? album.
- Scottish rock group Belle and Sebastian, adapted the title for the song "Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner" on their 2001 EP, Jonathan David.
- American band Ruxton Towers takes its name from the film, in which a reformatory school has the same name.
- Washington D.C. punk band Fugazi have a song entitled "Long Distance Runner" on their fourth LP, Red Medicine.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner at the Internet Movie Database
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner at BrokenProjector.com
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