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1、PENGUINBOOKSABOUTABOY'Adelightful,observant,funnyandgood-heartednovel...DonewiththedownbeatwitandcharmwhichhavebecomeHornby'strademark'TerenceBlacker,MailonSunday'AboutaBoyisreallyabouttheawful,hilarious,embarrassingplaceswherechildrenandadultsmeet,an
2、dHornbyhascaptureditwithdelightfulprecision'ArmintaWallace,IrishTimes'Astunnerofanovel...Utterlyread-in-one-day,forget-where-you-are-on-the-tubegripping...Abrilliantbookwhichtellsyoumoreaboutlate1990sculturallifethananynumberofflashmagsandsocialtreati
3、seseverwill-andit'swildlyentertainingintothebargain'MarieClaire'ItisabsolutelyunthinkablethatyouwillbeabletofinisheventhefirstchapterwithoutseeingalittlebitofyourselfandeveryoneyouknowinbothWillandhisnewly"adopted"progenyMarcus'SophieGorman,IrishIndep
4、endent'Hornby'ssharpobservationsandhisquirkycomedicinstinctsensurethatourjourneyisentertaining,funny—andoccasionallyaffecting'MichikoKakutani,TheNewYorkTimes'AboutaBayisalogicalextensionofHornby'sterritory,combiningthehumourandkeenperceptionofhisearli
5、erbookswithaharshersetoffacts,anorthLondonlandscapeslightlyreminiscentofJosephConnollyorMartinAmis...ThepsychologyofHornby'scharactersiscarefully,thoughtfullyandgentlydone.ThereisahearttoHornby'swritingwhichsetsitsworldapartfromthoseofConnollyorAmis'T
6、obiasHill,ObserverABOUTTHEAUTHORNickHornbywasbornin1957.HeistheauthorofFeverPitchandofthreenovels:HighFidelity,AboutaBoyandHowtobeGood.AllfourbookshavebeeninternationalbestsellersandallareavailableinPenguin.Hehasalsoeditedtwoanthologies,MyFavouriteYea
7、randSpeakingwiththeAngel.In1999hewasawardedtheE.M.ForsterAwardbytheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.HelivesandworksinHighbury,northLondon.NICKHORNBYAboutaBoyPENGUINBOOKSPENGUINBOOKSPublishedbythePenguinGroupPenguinBooksLtd,80Strand,LondonWC2RORL,Englan
8、dPenguinPutnamInc.,375HudsonStreet,NewYork,NewYork10014,USAPenguinBooksAustraliaLtd,Ringwood,Victoria,AustraliaPenguinBooksCanadaLtd,10AlcornAvenue,Toronto,Ontario,CanadaM4V3B2PenguinBooksIndia(P)Ltd,11CommunityCentre,PanchsheelPark,NewDelhi-1
