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Nick Hornby
Sign in to saveEnglish novelist, screenwriter, essayist, and film producer (born 1957)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1957
- Works
- 194
Top works
- Click
- Slam
- Ahavah ʻal ha-deshe
- Juliet, Naked
- Slam EXPORT
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Film & TV
Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
Nick Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English novelist, essayist and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists.
Known for
- BookTube — Self2019
- 89 — Himself2017
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- Tapping the Wire — Self2007
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self2007
- The Culture Show — Self2004
- Fever Pitch — School Football Coach (uncredited)1997
- Omnibus — Self1967
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1957
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- 3,448
- Total plays
- 85,615
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Nick Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, as well as for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His 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 2009. Hornby was born in Redhill, Surrey, England. He was brought up in Maidenhead <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nick+H
Key facts
- Born
- Nicholas Peter John Hornby , ( 1957-04-17 ) 17 April 1957 (age 69) , Redhill, Surrey , England
- Occupation
- Writer, editor, screenwriter
- Alma mater
- University of Cambridge
- Period
- 1992–present
- Genre
- Fiction , non-fiction
- Notable work
- Fever Pitch (1992), High Fidelity (1995), About a Boy (1998)
- Spouse
- Amanda Posey ( separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2021 )
- Relatives
- Derek Hornby (father) , Johnny Hornby (half-brother) , Robert Harris (brother-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Redhill
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Fever Pitch
- Official website
- www.nickhornbyofficial.com
- Image
- Nick Hornby 01 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- London
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- Nick Hornby
- date of birth
- 1957-04-17
- influenced by
- Anne Tyler
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Nick Hornby
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Encyclopedic overview
Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch (1992) and novels High Fidelity (1995) and About a Boy (1998), 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. He has received two Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominations for An Education (2009), and Brooklyn (2015).
Early life and education
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