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Zusatztext A funny, touching novel reminiscent of the classic film Gregory's Girl with an authentic 1980s backdrop Informationen zum Autor David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Starter for Ten, The Understudy, One Day, Us, Sweet Sorrow and You Are Here . One Day was published in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim: translated into 40 languages, it became a global bestseller, selling millions of copies worldwide. His fourth novel, Us , was longlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction. On screen, David has written adaptations of Far from the Madding Crowd , When Did You Last See Your Father? and Great Expectations , as well as of his own novels, Starter for Ten, One Day and Us . His adaptation of Edward St Aubyn's Patrick Melrose , starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was nominated for an Emmy and won him a BAFTA for best writer. The Netflix adaptation of One Day was executive-produced by David. Klappentext Funny and touching novel charting a young student's journey through university, his travails with the opposite sex and his obsession with making the University Challenge team. Nicholls has many UK TV credits to his name including "Cold Feet" and "Rescue Me". Trade paperback recorded impressive sales after the book was shortlisted as one of Richard & Judy's best reads for 2003. "A toe-curlingly embarassing and cleverly observed comedy" "Company" Vorwort A comedy about love, class, growing up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. The debut novel by beloved bestselling author David Nicholls. Zusammenfassung A comedy about love, class, growing up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. The debut novel by beloved bestselling author David Nicholls.
