Thursday, January 8, 1970

Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby

  • Birth:    April 17, 1957
  • Death:    
  • Nationality:   British
  • Education: Cambridge,
  • Author URL:  https://www.nickhornbyofficial.com/
  • Books Written
  • Novels
    • (1995) High Fidelity
    • (1998) About a Boy
    • (2001) How to Be Good
    • (2005) A Long Way Down
    • (2007) Slam
    • (2009) Juliet, Naked
    • (2014) Funny Girl
    • (2020) Just Like You
  • Short stories
    • (1998) "Faith"
    • (2000) "Nipple Jesus"
    • (2005) "Not a Star"
    • (2005) "Small Country"
    • (2005) "Otherwise Pandemonium"
    • (2012) "Everyone's Reading Bastard"
  • Non-fiction-Books
    • (1992) Contemporary American Fiction ISBN 0-312-04213-2
    • (1992) Fever Pitch ISBN 0-14-029344-2
    • (2003) 31 Songs ISBN 0-14-101340-0 (Also published as Songbook in the US, ISBN 1-57322-356-5)
    • (2004) The Polysyllabic Spree ISBN 1-932416-24-2
    • (2006) Housekeeping vs. the Dirt ISBN 1-932416-59-5
    • (2008) Shakespeare Wrote for Money ISBN 1-934781-29-0
    • (2012) More Baths Less Talking ISBN 978-1-938073-05-2
    • (2013) Ten Years in the Tub ISBN 978-1-938073-73-1
    • (2013) Stuff I've Been Reading
  • Biography

an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide as of 2018  In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture. From Wikipedia

AP News Has a book review of Just Like You from Sept 28, 2020

 

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