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Ride: A Novel

David Walton

David Walton’s critically acclaimed debut novel follows a week in the life of Ray Maddas, a man seeking to live a minimalist life by spending his days teaching the mentally handicapped how to ride the bus. With wit, humor, and compassion, Ridepaints an extraordinary and compelling portrait of the madness of routine and the intricate complexities involved in life’s most rudimentary tasks.

GenresFictionPeople with mental disabilitiesCity and town lifeLoss (Psychology)Middle-aged men

183 pages, 2 editions

English edition · First published 2002 by Penguin Books · ISBN 9780142004074

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Editions

2 editions

English

  • Ride: A Novel · Penguin Books · 2004 · ISBN 9780142004074 This page
  • Ride: A Novel · Carnegie Mellon University Press · 2002 · ISBN 9780887483776

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