Historias del Kronen (novel)

Historias del Kronen is the first novel by Madrid-born Spanish author José Ángel Mañas, with which he was a finalist for the Premio Nadal in January 1994. Published by Spanish publishing house Ediciones Destino in 1994—when the author was only 23 years old, and which he claims he wrote in only 15 days—it is the first book by the author in the so-called "Kronen Tetralogy," along with Mensaka, Ciudad rayada, and Sonko95. It was adapted to the screen by director Montxo Armendáriz in 1995 and translated both into German—Die Kronen-Bar—and into Dutch. The novel has been considered a success and a best seller. Literarily speaking, it belongs to Generation X.