Nick Hornby

About the Author

Nick Hornby was born in Redhill, Surrey, England on April 17, 1957. He graduated from Cambridge University where he studied English. His books High Fidelity; Fever Pitch, which won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award in 1992; About a Boy and An Education were all made into movies. His show more other books include Slam; A Long Way Down; How to Be Good; Songbook; Shakespeare Wrote for Money; and The Polysyllabic Spree. He has received numerous awards including the American Academy of Arts and Letters' E. M. Forster Award in 1999 and the Orange Word International Writers' London Award in 2003. In addition to his books, his works have appeared in Esquire, Elle, GQ, Time, and Cosmopolitan. In 2015 his title, Funny Girl made The New York Times Bestseller List. (Publisher Provided) show less

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Works by Nick Hornby

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High Fidelity (1995) 14,851 copies

About a Boy (1998) 9,729 copies

A Long Way Down (2005) 8,583 copies

How to Be Good (2001) 7,639 copies

Fever Pitch (1992) 4,614 copies

Juliet, Naked (2009) 3,183 copies

Slam (2007) 3,081 copies

31 Songs (2002) 2,299 copies

The Polysyllabic Spree (2004) 2,095 copies

Speaking with the Angel (2001) — Editor — 1,512 copies

Funny Girl (2015) 1,277 copies

Housekeeping vs. the Dirt (2006) 832 copies

Shakespeare Wrote for Money (2008) 606 copies

The Complete Polysyllabic Spree (2006) 553 copies

Just Like You (2020) 404 copies

Ten Years in the Tub (2013) 399 copies

More Baths Less Talking: Notes from the Reading Life of a Celebrated Author Locked in Battle with Football, Family, and… (2012) 368 copies

Otherwise Pandemonium (2005) 192 copies

State of the Union: A Marriage in Ten Parts (2019) 185 copies

My Favourite Year: A Collection of New Football Writing (1996) — Editor — 166 copies

An Education [screenplay] (2009) 144 copies

Brooklyn [2015 film] (2016) — Screenwriter — 143 copies

Not a Star {story} (2006) 139 copies

Wild [2014 film] (2014) — Screenwriter — 133 copies

Stuff I've Been Reading (1600) 118 copies

Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius (2022) 104 copies

An Education [2009 film] (2010) — Screenwriter — 104 copies

Nick Hornby: The Omnibus - Fever Pitch; High Fidelity; About A Boy (1998) 103 copies

Everyone's Reading Bastard (2012) 95 copies

About a Boy (adapted ∙ Penguin Readers Level 4) (1818) 94 copies

Da Capo Best Music Writing 2001: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country, and More (2001) — Editor — 71 copies

Double A-side: "Fever Pitch", "High Fidelity" (1997) 41 copies

The United States of McSweeney's (2009) — Editor — 37 copies

Small Country: Stories (2000) 25 copies

Fever Pitch [1997 film] (1997) — Screenplay — 25 copies

Not a Star and Otherwise Pandemonium (2009) 22 copies

Pray: Notes on a Football Season (2012) 14 copies

Books, Movies, Rhythm, Blues: Twenty Years of Writing About Film, Music and Books (an eBook original from Riverhead… (2013) 14 copies

Fever Pitch: The Screenplay (1997) 13 copies

NippleJesus. CD (2005) 8 copies

Lonely Avenue [sound recording] (2010) — Contributor — 7 copies

High fidelity ; 31 sanger (2005) 7 copies

Fan Mail: Twenty Years of Writing About Soccer (an eBook original from Riverhead Books) (2013) 6 copies

How to Be Good (Abridged Audiobook) (2001) 5 copies

Maria Callas (2009) 4 copies

Hard Gras 85. Luis Suárez: 'Proque, negro?' (2012) 4 copies

Ölümüne Sadakat 2 copies

Football Etc (1995) 2 copies

Precis som du (2022) 2 copies

Life und Love in London. Geschichten vom Mittelpunkt der Welt. (2000) — Contributor — 2 copies

More Baths Less Talking: Notes from the Reading Life of a Celebrated Author Locked in Battle with Football, Family, and… 2 copies

Hard Gras / 13 2 copies

Essential Nick Hornby Collection (2014) — Author — 2 copies

Był sobie chłopiec (2002) 2 copies

J Johnson (in The Book of Other People - SMITH) 1 copy

El estado de la unión : un matrimonio en diez partes (2023) 1 copy

Mein Leben als Leser 1 copy

PONS Read & Listen, 6 Songs. 6 songs (PONS Reader: Englische Lektüre mit Audio-CD) (2009) 1 copy

Tutto per una ragazza 2008 1 copy

Nick Hornby / Songbook Signed 1st Edition 2002 [Hardcover] Hornby, Nick 1 copy

More Baths Less Talking( Notes from the Reading Life of a Celebrated Author Locked in Battle with Football Family and… 1 copy

pikra... / πίκρα... (2009) 1 copy

Dickens e Prince. Uno speciale tipo di genio (2022) 1 copy

NippleJesus & Strangers When We Meet (2011) 1 copy

An Education, Class Set. Level 5 (B1) (2013) 1 copy

Dickens und Prince: Unvergleichliche Genies 1 copy

Jeder liest Drecksack / Everyone's Reading Bastard: zweisprachige Ausgabe (German Edition) 1 copy

Uma Rapariga Endiabrada (2015) 1 copy

Otherwise Pandemonium [short story] 1 copy

Olet tässä (2022) 1 copy

Nick Hornby Collection 6 Books Set Pack RRP: £ 52.94 (Nick Hornby High Fidelity, Nick Hornby about a Boy, Nick… (2010) 1 copy

State of the Union (Episodes 01-02) 1 copy

Tresak (2011) 1 copy

Pray: Notes on the 2011/2012 Football Season (Penguin Specials) (2012) 1 copy

ABOUT A BOY (With Cd) Level 4 1 copy

Otherwise Pandemonium (Pocket Penguins) by Nick Hornby (6-May-2005) Paperback (1702) 1 copy

Contemporary American Fiction (1992) — Editor — 1 copy

Juliet, naga (2010) 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Rotters' Club (2001) — some editions — 2,029 copies

McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (2002) — Contributor — 1,451 copies

Summer Lightning (1929) — Introduction, some editions — 1,294 copies

The Book of Other People (2008) — Contributor — 729 copies

Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things . . .: That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel… (2005) — Contributor — 647 copies

All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists (2004) — Contributor — 539 copies

Click (2007) — Contributor — 449 copies

Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me (2008) — Introduction — 353 copies

About a Boy [2002 film] (2002) — Novel — 319 copies

High Fidelity [2000 film] (2000) — Novel — 314 copies

The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup (2006) — Contributor — 158 copies

Granta 76: Music (2001) — Contributor — 153 copies

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013 (2013) — Contributor — 151 copies

Granta 45: Gazza Agonistes (1993) — Contributor — 115 copies

Girls' Night Out/Boys' Night In (2001) — Contributor — 81 copies

What's Your Story? Postcard Collection (2008) — Contributor — 60 copies

New Beginnings: New Writing from Bestselling Authors Sold in Aid of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Earthquake Charities (2005) — Contributor — 44 copies

Read Harder: Five More Years of Great Writing from the Believer (2014) — Contributor — 37 copies

The Picador Book of Sportswriting (1996) — Editor, some editions — 33 copies

Juliet, Naked [2018 film] (2018) — Original book — 20 copies

MOJO ultimate jukebox: 100 singles you must own — Contributor — 2 copies

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Legal name: Hornby, Nicholas Peter John
Birthdate: 1957-04-17
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
Places of residence: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
London, England, UK
Education: Jesus College, University of Cambridge (BA|1979)
Maidenhead Grammar School
Occupations: novelist
teacher
journalist
screenwriter
literary critic
Relationships: Hornby, Gill (sister)
Harris, Robert (1) (brother-in-law)
Organizations: The TreeHouse Trust
Awards and honors: E. M. Forster Award (1999)
Orange Word International Writers' London Award (2003)
William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award (1992)
Agent: Georgia Garrett

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High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

I loved the movie, but I'm starting to think John Cusack might be why. I didn't like any of the characters in the book and I didn't feel like any of Rob's justifications for some of the things he did made him easier to understand or more likeable. However, I always like stories where people talk about the inner implications of being confronted with change so I did enjoy reading it despite the failed attempt at making a selfish man appear decent.

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jskeltz | 195 other reviews | Nov 23, 2023 |

Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius by Nick Hornby

I never would have thought to link Charles Dickens and Prince, but here you have it. It was interesting to learn about the many similarities between the two, especially just how dedicated to their work they were.

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wallace2012 | 3 other reviews | Nov 4, 2023 |

How to be good by Nick Hornby

My first Nick Hornby (how did I avoid for so long?!). Actually quite enjoyed it, although I'm sure I've come across very similar plots before (spouse starts acting different, family cant cope, lots of struggles, then everything rights itself - almost - in the end), so it's not exactly unique.

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nordie | 110 other reviews | Oct 14, 2023 |

About a Boy by Nick Hornby

Is it awful to say I liked the movie better? I did. It was a good book. I like how Will and Marcus were woven together. As much as they didn't believe they had anything in common I thought they were so similiar. They dealt with a different set of problems but the core of who they were was the same. Both of them a little odd dealing with people that they didn't understand fully and who didn't understand them. Nick Hornby has an amazing way of dealing with depression and suicidal tendencies in an honest but still somehow allowing you to see an amost comical side to all of it.… (more)

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MsTera | 135 other reviews | Oct 10, 2023 |

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