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| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408881729 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408881721 |
| Book Description | At the start of the 137-kilometre Tour de Mont Aigoual, Tim Krabbe glances up from his bike to assess the crowd of spectators. `Non-racers,' he writes. `The emptiness of those lives shocks me.' Immediate and gripping from the first page, we race with the author as he struggles up the hills and clings on during descents in the unforgiving French mountains. Originally published in 1978, The Rider is a modern-day classic that is recognised as one of the best books ever written about the sport. Brilliantly conceived and best read at a break-neck pace, it is a loving, imaginative and passionate tribute to the art of cycle racing. |
| Editorial Review | A beautiful, quiet piece of work: unusual, plausible, moving and poignant - Daily Telegraph Like all the best sports writing, The Rider manages to convey the excitement, determination and skill of the competitors even to readers who have little or no knowledge of the sport - London Review of Books |
| About the Author | Tim Krabbe is a chess as well as a cycling enthusiast and one of Holland's leading writers. His many books include the noir novels THE VANISHING and THE CAVE. He lives in Amsterdam. Sam Garrett, a former wire-service correspondent, is the translator of THE CAVE, also by Tim Krabbe, THE GATES OF DAMASCUS by Lieve Joris and SILENT EXTRAS by Arnon Grunberg. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Tim Krabbe |
| Publication Date | 16 Jun 2016 |
| Number of Pages | 160 |
The Rider paperback english - 16 Jun 2016
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