by Nick Hornby · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433969583
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«Cómo ser buenos» is the contemporary fiction novel by Nick Hornby, published by Editorial Anagrama in hardcover (330 pages, in Spanish).
Katie Carr, a doctor and mother of two, believes she is a good person for helping others. After therapy, her husband, once cynical, becomes enormously generous and virtuous, and Katie ends up in the skeptical role. Hornby offers an ironic comedy about midlife crisis, liberal conscience, and the obsession with being good.
Volume 498 of the Panorama de narrativas collection, translated by Jesús Zulaika Goicoechea; originally published in 2001 as How to Be Good.
For readers of contemporary fiction and British humor who enjoy ironic portraits of family life and middle age.
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).
