The Green Ballpoint Pen
Publishing date:13 january 2011
Synopsis:
A young married man with a son and a stable job seems happy until an insignificant event sends his life in strange new directions: the disappearance of a green ballpoint pen. The loss sets him to reflecting on his life and the people around him with surprising consequences. The plot of the novel is that of life itself; a sensitive and intelligent portrayal of the every day. It captures the reader from the first page, moving and exciting them throughout.
Highlights
Highlights The Green Ballpoint Pen
A total publishing phenomenon
International Editions
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The Netherlands
Catalan
Italy
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Taiwan
Technical Data
| Technical data | Publish date: 13 january 2011 ISBN: 978-84-670-3591-9 Pages: 320 Imprint: Espasa |
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| Rights sold | Corbaccio (Italy), Karakter (The Netherlands), Open Road Media (USA), Crown (Taiwan), Tanesi (Serbia), Columna (Catalan). |
| Reviews | A publishing phenomenon long before its publication: Eloy Moreno decided to publish and distribute the book himself. After almost a year demonstrating that the book had a market (it sold more than 3,000 copies), the publishers Espasa grew interested and published it. El bolígrafo de gel verde is a detailed, painstaking, magnificent and anguished description of how to waste one’s time, and, consequently, their life. The novel is so quotidian, so real, that the reader rapidly feels himself identifying with the characters. It is a story that hooks, seduces, moves, teaches and evokes memories, written in a skilful, original and easy to read manner. |
