by Nick Hornby · Pearson Education ESL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781405884501
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«About a Boy» is the graded reader of Nick Hornby's novel, published by Pearson Education ESL in paperback (92 pages, in English).
Will Freeman, a Londoner who lives off the royalties of a Christmas song, leads a life without responsibilities until he meets Marcus, a twelve-year-old boy with family problems. The friendship between Will and Marcus, narrated with humor, turns «About a Boy» into a story about love and maturity.
It belongs to the Penguin Active Readers series, level 4 (intermediate), and includes a CD-ROM.
Aimed at intermediate-level students of English as a foreign language; also used as reading in secondary education.
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).
