“The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner” by Alan Sillitoe
Sillitoe’s short stories keenly chronicle the lives of ordinary working-class men and boys.
Sillitoe’s short stories keenly chronicle the lives of ordinary working-class men and boys.
Title: Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Author: Alexandra Fuller ISBN: 9780375758997 Pages: 336 Release date: March 11, […]
Heart of Darkness begins as a story among friends on a boat anchored on the River Thames. The narrator tells how Charles Marlow wonders aloud that nearby London, now the largest, most populous, and wealthiest city in the world, was once as dark and savage as Africa. Indeed, before the Roman conquest, London was “one of the dark places on earth,” Marlow tells his astonished companions.