The Olympian

by Brian Glanville

Book Overview

The Olympian is Ike Low, a young Cockney miler who is taken up by the eccentric, dominating coach, Sam Dee and turned into a world champion but at an immense human cost. The author himself writes,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0006BZ6PM
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Coward-McCann
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Olympian

A very good book, although it is a bit dated with some of the references to training, women's running etc. I read it in two days; it is a novel where the suspension builds unil the last paragraph. It tells the story of an athlete who wants to be the best miler in the world and will stop at nothing to win the gold medal. It shows the struggles and sacrifices that he goes through over 7 years, and is a good book for distance runners to read. It has a very surprising ending that I had to re-read and think about a few times to completely understand. A very recommended book :)

My favorite novel - ever, no joke.

I have never been more influenced by any other book. I first encountered it many years ago. It went out of print in hardcover, but it is now available in paperback. My feelings and thoughts about this book are too involved to write here. Please contact me via e-mail to discuss this further -- I would be more than happy to do so. If anyone has any information regarding the author, please let me know. I would love to meet him