by Nick Hornby · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141025773
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«A Long Way Down» is the contemporary novel by Nick Hornby, published by Penguin in paperback (272 pages, in English).
Martin Sharp, a disgraced television presenter, goes up to a London rooftop on New Year's Eve intending to kill himself, but there he finds three strangers with similar plans: a single mother, an eighteen-year-old girl, and an American musician. The encounter between the four characters turns them into allies.
Originally published in 2005, the novel was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and has been adapted into film.
For readers of contemporary fiction and book clubs who appreciate British humour.
Nicholas Peter John Hornby is an English writer. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch (1992) and novels High Fidelity (1995) and About a Boy (1998), all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2018. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture. He has received two Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominations for An Education (2009), and Brooklyn (2015).
