by Nick Hornby · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433974952
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«Un gran chico» is the contemporary fiction novel by Nick Hornby, published by Editorial Anagrama in hardback (360 pages, in Spanish).
Will, a thirty-six-year-old bachelor who lives off the royalties of his father's Christmas song and avoids commitment, meets Angie, a divorced mother. After the relationship, he invents a son to join a single mothers' support group and befriends Marcus, a twelve-year-old boy whose friendship questions his way of life.
It is the Spanish translation of the original novel About a Boy, signed by Miguel Martínez-Lage. It is part of the Panorama de narrativas collection (volume 713).
Aimed at the general public and readers of contemporary fiction, with humour and reflection on adult life and family relationships.
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).
