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'''''The Memory of Running''''' is a 2004 novel by [[Ron McLarty]]. Narrated by obese, single, and suddenly orphaned [[Vietnam War]]-veteran Smithy Ide, the book relates, in alternating chapters, his bike ride across the country, from [[East Providence, Rhode Island]] to [[Los Angeles]], to claim the body of his late, mentally unbalanced sister, and an examination of the broken life which had led him here.<br />
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McLarty had had no luck finding a publisher for his novel until [[Stephen King]], in his column in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', praised the novel (at the time only available as an [[audiobook]]) and chastised the publishing industry for being unwilling to publish it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/02/01/hear-unpublished-book-stephen-king-recommends/|title=Hear the unpublished book that Stephen King recommends|website=EW.com|accessdate=Jun 3, 2019}}</ref><br />
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Swedish singer-songwriter [[David & the Citizens|David Fridlund]] wrote a song inspired by the novel with the same title.<br />
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The novel is mentioned in the closing moments of an episode of HBO's ''[[In Treatment]]'' (season 3, episode 8).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/in-treatment-jesse-week-2-adele-week-2-1798166405|title=In Treatment Recap: "Jesse: Week 2"/"Adele: Week 2"|website=AVclub.com|date=3 November 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ronmclarty.com/books/running/description.asp Synopsis on Author's Website]<br />
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/03/books/03masl.html?_r=0 Janet Maslin Book Review]<br />
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4502278 NPR Story On Publishing the Novel]<br />
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