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Una Historia En Bicicleta/the Memory of Running
By Maria Jose Delgado and Ron McLarty
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Alfaguara
Publication date June 30, 2005
Pages 448
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9788420467887
ISBN-10 842046788X
Dimensions 1 by 5.50 by 8.75 in.
Weight 1.20 lbs.
Original list price $24.95
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Summary
Working as a quality control inspector at a toy factory in Rhode Island, friendless alcoholic Smithy Ide considers himself a loser until a tragic event prompts him to set off on an epic cross-country bicycle journey.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Meet Ron McLarty’s hero, Smithy Ide. He is a really nice guy who is also an overweight, friendless, womanless, hard-drinking, 43-year-old self-professed loser with a breast fetish and a dead-end job. When Smithy's entire family dies, he embarks on a transcontinental bicycle trip to recover his sister's body and rediscover what it means to live. The road redeems the innocent Smithy: he loses weight; rescues a child from a blizzard and many more peculiar adventures.

Description in Spanish: Estás a punto de embarcarte en una travesía con uno de los héroes literarios más inolvidables...

Smithy Ide tiene 43 años, pesa 126 kilos, trabaja en la cadena de montaje de una fábrica de muñecos, y bebe y fuma demasiado. Su adorada hermana Bethany hace años que desapareció sin dejar rastro y sus padres acaban de morir en un accidente de tráfico.

Entonces Smithy Ide decide sacar su vieja bicicleta del garaje y cruzar Estados Unidos de este a oeste en busca de lo que más quiso. A lo largo de su viaje, nuestro fascinante protagonista se cruzará con todo tipo de personajes y se verá envuelto en multitud de historias, a veces divertidas, otras tristes, y siempre emocionantes.

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9788420467887 | details & prices | 448 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Working as a quality control inspector at a toy factory in Rhode Island, friendless alcoholic Smithy Ide considers himself a loser until a tragic event prompts him to set off on an epic cross-country bicycle journey.

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