num_pages: 224
description: This is the first English translation of an erotic fable of love and betrayal which won the Premio Herralde de Novela, Spain's prestigious literary award. Alvaro Pombo creates a gallery of comic characters dominated by the boy Nicholas, whose cherubic appearance conceals a nature entirely corrupt. Spanish writer Alvaro Pombo has published three collections of poetry and five novels which include "Insignificant Pleasures", "Appearances" and "The Adopted Son".
language: English
title: The Hero Of The Big House
titlecomplete: The Hero Of The Big House
ratings_count: 75
series: Narrativas hispánicas
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Premio Herralde de Novela
publisher: Chatto & Windus