The Child: Coming to NETFLIX soon

Fernando Aramburu

Will Vanderhyden

Key selling points

• International bestselling author winner of Spain’s National Prize for Narrative, the Strega Europeo, and the Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Prize among others
• Homeland (Picador 2016) received wide critical acclaim and sold over 5K in the home market
• Extensive press campaign to leverage real-life historical connection
• Pitch to grief-themed reading communities; partner with organizations that cover trauma, memory, and family psychology
• Solicit early bookseller buzz: emphasize Homeland’s reputation and prize recognition

Target readership 

• Spanish readers have described The Child as “heart-breaking and unforgettable”. With echoes of Russell Banks’ The Sweet Hereafter, The Child is perfect for readers of emotionally driven, character-centred fiction that explores how ordinary families survive the unimaginable
• For readers who loved A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck, Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent, The Unseen by Roy Jacobsen, Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Tinkers by Paul Harding, A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler, Fractures by Andres Neuman