by Nick Hornby · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141007335
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«About a Boy» is Nick Hornby's humorous novel, published by Penguin Books in paperback (288 pages, in English).
Will is a thirty-something Londoner who lives off the royalties of his father's Christmas song and shuns responsibility. To pick up women, he attends single-parent groups, where he meets Marcus, a twelve-year-old boy with problems at school and a fan of Joni Mitchell. The friendship that develops between them, funny and moving, helps them both grow up.
The novel was originally published in 1998; it was adapted into a film with Hugh Grant and Nicolas Hoult, and this paperback edition dates from 2002.
For readers of contemporary British fiction and bittersweet humour about the friendship between an adult and a child.
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).
