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9780143012337

Kipligat's Chance

Kipligat's Chance
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  • ISBN-13: 9780143012337
  • ISBN: 0143012339
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

AUTHOR

Odhiambo, David N.

SUMMARY

This bittersweet novel portrays John "Leeds" Kipligat, a 16-year-old Kenyan émigré living in Vancouver who decides to become a runner to escape the poverty, family strife, and mind-numbing routine of his daily life. But the path to a track scholarship is fraught with obstacles-physical, mental and emotional. As Leeds starts to train and recognizes within himself a powerful yearning to run, his own self-destructive tendencies begin to chase him. Is he running toward his future or away from the pain of his past? Set amidst a compellingly depicted, diverse community of urban down-and-out runners, Kipligat's Chance features a protagonist who is utterly convincing in his humanity, sweetness, humour and courage.Odhiambo, David N. is the author of 'Kipligat's Chance', published 2004 under ISBN 9780143012337 and ISBN 0143012339.

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