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Running: A Novel
Jean Echenoz
Following his brilliant portrait of Maurice Ravel, Jean Echenoz turns to the life of one of the greatest runners of the twentieth century, and once again demonstrates his astonishing abilities as a prose stylist. Set against the backdrop of the Soviet liberation and post?World War II communist rule of Czechoslovakia, Running?a bestseller in France?follows the famed career of Czech runner Emil Zátopek: a factory worker who, despite an initial contempt for athletics as a young man, is forced to participate in a footrace and soon develops a curious passion for the physical limits he discovers as a long-distance runner.
Zátopek, who tenaciously invents his own brutal training regimen, goes on to become a national hero, winning an unparalleled three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and breaking countless world records along the way. But just as his fame brings him upon the world stage, he must face the realities of an increasingly controlling regime.
Written in Echenoz?s signature style?elegant yet playful?Running is both a beautifully imagined and executed portrait of a man and his art, and a powerful depiction of a country?s propagandizing grasp on his fate.
1285 pages
| Mediji | Grāmatas Hardcover Book (Grāmata ar cieto muguriņu un vāku) |
| Izlaists | 2009. gada 27. oktobris |
| ISBN13 | 9781595584731 |
| Izdevēji | The New Press |
| Lapas | 1285 |
| Izmēri | 133 × 191 × 203 mm · 2,29 kg (Svars (aptuveni)) |
| Valoda | Angļu |
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