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Fever Pitch, first published in 1992, is a memoir and Hornby's second book. It tells the story of the author's relationship with football, and with Arsenal Football Club in particular. [1] It consists of several chapters in chronological order, from the time the author first became a football fan as a child until his early thirties.
Website. nickhornbyofficial.com. Nicholas Peter John Hornby[1][2] (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch (1992) and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films.
High Fidelity. (novel) High Fidelity is a novel by British author Nick Hornby first published in 1995. It has sold over a million copies [1] and was later adapted into a feature film in 2000, a Broadway musical in 2006 and a TV series in 2020. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read.
56567128. A Long Way Down is a 2005 novel written by British author Nick Hornby. It is a dark comedy, playing off the themes of suicide, angst, depression and promiscuity. The story is written in the first-person narrative from the points of view of the four main characters, Martin, Maureen, Jess and JJ. These four strangers happen to meet on ...
How to Be Good is a 2001 novel by the English writer Nick Hornby. [1] [2] It centers on characters Katie Carr, a doctor, and her husband, David Grant.The story begins when David stops being "The Angriest Man In Holloway" and begins to be "good" with the help of his spiritual healer, DJ GoodNews (who also shows up briefly in Hornby's A Long Way Down).
Juliet, Naked is a novel by the British author Nick Hornby published in 2009. [ 1] It tells the story of Annie, the long-suffering girlfriend of obsessed music fan Duncan, and the object of his obsession, singer-songwriter Tucker Crowe. The plot revolves around the release of Juliet, Naked, the first new Tucker Crowe album in over two decades.
Preceded by. High Fidelity. Followed by. How to Be Good. About a Boy is a 1998 coming of age novel written by British writer Nick Hornby, which has sold over a million copies. [1] The novel was later adapted into a feature film in 2002 and a television series in 2014.
Nicholls is not rose-tinted about his past work. On debut Starter for Ten: “I’m not embarrassed by it, but I’m aware of things that I did in the book that I wouldn’t do now”. On his ...