RON MCLARTY

Jono Riley ist Schauspieler, Barkeeper und lange über das Alter hinaus, in dem man sich noch Illusionen hingibt: Er weiß, dass er sich viele Chancen im Hier und Jetzt vergibt, weil er lieber in der Vergangenheit lebt und alten Träumen nachhängt. Als Jono vom Tod seiner Jugendliebe Marie erfährt, wacht er endlich auf und fasst den Entschluss in seine Heimatstadt zu reisen, um sich am Sehnsuchtsort seiner Erinnerung gebührend von Marie und seiner Jugend zu verabschieden. So hofft Jono, wieder frei für ein neues Leben und eine neue Liebe zu werden. Die Reise lässt jedoch alte, längst noch nicht verheilte Wunden wieder aufbrechen: Jono erinnert sich an den furchtbaren Tag vor über vierzig Jahren, an dem Marie von einem Unbekannten angeschossen worden war. Der Täter ist bis heute nicht gefasst und Jono spürt intuitiv: Er muss den Schützen finden, um seinen Frieden mit der Vergangenheit machen zu können Für alle Leserinnen von Nicholas Sparks, Marc Lévy und Mitch Albom.12"Lernen Sie einen wunderbaren Erzähler kennen!" (Stephen King)01Bevor Ron McLarty mit "Die unglaubliche Reise des Smithy Ide" international bekannt wurde, war er schon als Schauspieler erfolgreich. Seinen Durchbruch als Schriftsteller verdankt er einer hymnischen Rezension von Stephen King, der sein Talent als einer der Ersten entdeckte. Ron McLarty arbeitete als Schauspieler beim amerikanischen Fernsehen, widmete aber jede freie Minute seiner eigentlichen Leidenschaft: dem Schreiben. Bis er eines Tages einer Hörbuchverlegerin "Die unglaubliche Reise des Smithy Ide" zu lesen gab. Die war so begeistert, dass sie den Roman als Hörbuch produzierte - ohne dass es zuvor eine Buchfassung gegeben hätte. Das Hörbuch fiel Stephen King in die Hände, der daraufhin einen enthusiastischen Artikel in einer großen amerikanischen Zeitschrift schrieb mit dem Titel: "Das beste Buch, das Sie nicht lesen können" - und damit den Startschuss für die Buchveröffentlichung und eine der unglaublichsten literarischen Erfolgsgeschichten der letzten Jahre gab.

Smithson Ide''s life so far has led him nowhere. He''s 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister, Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethany''s death in LA County. Suddenly there isn''t enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings.Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he can''t stop and then he''s riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, he''s hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS.Smithy''s ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but it''s also his journey back to life.

Jono Riley is an aging bartender and part-time actor struggling to make ends meet in Manhattan. But news of the sudden death of his childhood friend and first true love, Marie D'Agostino, compels Jono to return home for her funeral. As he journeys to Rhode Island, Jono revisits his shadowy past - his three best friends and a series of mysterious shootings that occurred all that time ago. Once home, Jono finds himself drawn into an attempt to find the person responsible for the shootings. Slowly he discovers his childhood friends are not who he thought they were . . .

Featuring the warmth and authenticity that made The Memory of Running such a major success, Traveler wraps a beautifully written ode to friendship within a compelling mystery. Jono Riley is an aging bartender and part-time actor in Manhattan who is compelled to return to the working-class neighborhoods of East Providence, where he came of age with his three best friends in the early 1960s. Jono is drawn into an attempt to solve the mystery of several shootings that occurred back then. As the surprising truth emerges, Jono is forced to come to terms with a past that is not quite what he remembers, even as he makes new resolutions in the present.

Jono Riley es un camarero de mediana edad que hace de actor en sus ratos libres y vive en Manhattan; su especialidad: los monólogos, que por lo general representa ante una audiencia que no alcanza los dobles digitos. Vive solo en un piso sin ascensor del Upper East Side, ha perdido el rumbo y su carrera de actor no va a ninguna parte. Cuando Marie D Agostino, una amiga de la infancia y su primer amor, muere de forma inesperada, Jono regresa unos dias al paisaje de su infancia, los barrios de la clasetrabajadora de East Providence, en Rhode Island. Jono rememora su adolescencia a principios de los años 60, en compañia de sus tres mejores amigos. En este retorno al pasado Jono tendra que ajustar cuentas con un pasado distinto al que recordaba. En Traveler, McLarty nos sirve en bandeja otro heroe con una historia bien tramada, la de un hombre que regresa a su ciudad natal para desentrañar la verdad de su pasado.

Jono Riley is an aging bartender and part-time actor struggling to make ends meet in Manhattan. But news of the sudden death of his childhood friend and first true love, Marie DAgostino, compels Jono to return home for her funeral. As he journeys to Rhode Island, Jono revisits his shadowy past - his three best friends and a series of mysterious shootings that occurred all that time ago.Once home, Jono finds himself drawn into an attempt to find the person responsible for the shootings. Slowly he discovers his childhood friends are not who he thought they were . . .

Smithy Ide tiene 43 años, pesa 126 kilos ybebe y fuma demasiado. A raíz de la muertede sus padres, desempolva su bicicleta y selanza a cruzar Estados Unidos. Una roadmovie sobre dos ruedas, una travesia quenos descubre a un heroe literario inolvidableque, segun va perdiendo peso, recupera lafe en si mismo. Una novela extraordinaria yluminosa sobre un personaje tierno yentrañable que no quiere dejar pasar laoportunidad de convertirse en la personaque siempre quiso ser.

Smithson Ide's life so far has led him nowhere. He's 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister, Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethany's death in LA County. Suddenly there isn't enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings. Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he can't stop and then he's riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, he's hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS. Smithy's ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but it's also his journey back to life.

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 trafico.Entonces Smithy Ide decide sacar su vieja bicicleta del garaje y cruzar Estados Unidos de este a oeste en busca de lo que mas quiso. A lo largo de su viaje, nuestro fascinante protagonista se cruzara con todo tipo de personajes y se vera envuelto en multitud de historias, a veces divertidas, otras tristes, y siempre emocionantes. A medida que pierde peso, recuperara la fe en si mismo y aprendera a saborear la vida, el amor y la aventura.

McLarty pens the story of Smithson Ide, a 43-year-old, 279-pound supervisor at a GI Joe factory, who begins a cross-country journey on his old Raleigh bicycle to retrieve the body of his beautiful, mentally disturbed sister. McLarty pens the story of Smithson Ide, a 43-year-old, 279-pound supervisor at a GI Joe factory, who begins a cross-country journey on his old Raleigh bicycle to retrieve the body of his beautiful, mentally disturbed sister. Hide

Smithson Ide''s life so far has led him nowhere. He''s 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister, Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethany''s death in LA County. Suddenly there isn''t enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings.Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he can''t stop and then he''s riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, he''s hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS.Smithy''s ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but it''s also his journey back to life.

Smithson Ides life so far has led him nowhere. Hes 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister, Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethanys death in LA County. Suddenly there isnt enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings.Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he cant stop and then hes riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, hes hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS.Smithys ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but its also his journey back to life.

From the author of The Memory of Running-a beautifully crafted story of a man who returns home to discover the truth about his past Featuring the warmth and authenticity that made The Memory of Running such a major success, Traveler wraps a beautifully written ode to friendship within a compelling mystery. Jono Riley is an aging bartender and part-time actor in Manhattan who is compelled to return to the working-class neighborhoods of East Providence, where he came of age with his three best friends in the early 1960s. Jono is drawn into an attempt to solve the mystery of several shootings that occurred back then. As the surprising truth emerges, Jono is forced to come to terms with a past that is not quite what he remembers, even as he makes new resolutions in the present.

"McLartys storytelling skills shine in this ribald, riotously funny, but also poignant novel." David BaldacciWith his first two novels, Ron McLarty won acclaim for fashioning authentic characters that hook readers from the first page. With Art in America, McLarty has invented another unforgettable protagonist in one failed writer, Steven Kearney. Hired by the Creedemore Historical Society to write and direct a play about the rural Southern Colorado town, he unwittingly stumbles into a range war over property rights, a media circus, a diabolical plan that threatens the very safety of the town-and, with the help of a little romance, newfound self-confidence. With its sprawling cast of vivid characters and spellbinding pace, Art in America confirms Ron McLartys enormous talent.

"Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians." Stephen KingEvery so often, a novel comes along that captures the publics imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLartys The Memory of Running is this decades novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson "Smithy" Ide is a loser. An overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk, Smithys life becomes completely unhinged when he loses his parents and long-lost sister within the span of one week. Rolling down the driveway of his parents house in Rhode Island on his old Raleigh bicycle to escape his grief, the emotionally bereft Smithy embarks on an epic, hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary journey of discovery and redemption.