The Rider
By Tim Krabbe
(Bloomsbury USA, Paperback, 9781582342900, 160pp.)
Publication Date: June 2003
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover, Compact Disc, MP3 CD, Compact Disc, MP3 CD, Compact Disc, MP3 CD, Audio Cassette
Categories: Cycling - General, Sports
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A literary sports classic, finally available in the U.S.
Originally published in Holland in 1978, The Rider became an instant cult classic, selling over 100,000 copies. Brilliantly conceived and written at a break-neck pace, it is a loving, imaginative, and, above all, passionate tribute to the art of bicycle road racing.
Not a dry history of the sport, The Rider is beloved as a bicycle odyssey, a literary masterpiece that describes in painstaking detail one 150-kilometer race in a mere 150 pages. The Rider is the ultimate book for bike lovers as well as the arm-chair sports enthusiast.
Tim Krabbé is one of Holland's leading writers, and his novels are published all over the world. His many books include The Vanishing, which was made into a successful film, and The Cave. He lives in Amsterdam.
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