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The Guardian's Best Books for the Olympics

"Feeling inspired by the Rio Games? Here are some literary accompaniments to the key Olympic sports" - The Guardian
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
1
Edith Wharton
Running
Running
2
Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner (Sillitoe)
Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner
3
Sillitoe
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
4
Haruki Murakami
I Am Charlotte Simmons (Tom Wolfe)
I Am Charlotte Simmons
5
Tom Wolfe
Hunger Games Trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games Trilogy
6
Suzanne Collins
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
7
Sherman Alexie
Fifty Grand (Ernest Hemingway)
Fifty Grand
8
Ernest Hemingway
The Game (Jack London)
The Game
9
Jack London
The Rider (Tim Krabbe)
The Rider
10
Tim Krabbe
Gold (Chris Cleave)
Gold
11
Chris Cleave
The Third Policeman (Flann O'Brian)
The Third Policeman
12
Flann O'Brian
The Wheels of Chance (H G Wells)
The Wheels of Chance
13
H G Wells
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
14
Jonathan Coe
Riders
Riders
15
The Fencing Master (Arturo Perez Reverte)
The Fencing Master
16
Arturo Perez Reverte
A Game of Thrones (George RR Martin)
A Game of Thrones
17
George RR Martin
The Damned United (David Peace)
The Damned United
18
David Peace
Red or Dead (David Peace)
Red or Dead
19
David Peace
The Murder on the Links (Agatha Christie)
The Murder on the Links
20
Agatha Christie
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster
21
Train (Pete Dexter)
Train
22
Pete Dexter
You Will Know Me (Megan Abbott)
You Will Know Me
23
Megan Abbott
Hurrah for St Trinian's
Hurrah for St Trinian's
24
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
25
Jerome K. Jerome
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
26
Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
27
Patricia Highsmith
A Clubbable Woman (Reginald Hill)
A Clubbable Woman
28
Reginald Hill
The Longest Journey (E.M. Forster)
The Longest Journey
29
E.M. Forster
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
30
Arthur Ransome
Dead Calm (Charles Williams)
Dead Calm
31
Charles Williams
Barracuda (Christopher Tsiolkas)
Barracuda
32
Christopher Tsiolkas
Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
Goldfinger
33
Ian Fleming
String Theory (David Foster Wallace)
String Theory
34
David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
35
David Foster Wallace
Double Fault (Lionel Shriver)
Double Fault
36
Lionel Shriver
The Singles Game (Lauren Weisberger)
The Singles Game
37
Lauren Weisberger
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
38
John Irving
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