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Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir ''

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'' 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

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, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in

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. He has received two

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nominations for ''

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'' (2009), and ''

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'' (2015).

Early life and education

Hornby was born in Redhill, Surrey, the son of Sir Derek Hornby, the chairman of

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, and Margaret Audrey Withers. He was brought up in Maidenhead, and educated at Maidenhead Grammar School and

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, where he read

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. His parents divorced when he was eleven. Prior to his career as a novelist, Hornby worked for a time as a secondary-school English teacher.

Career

Hornby published his first book in 1992, a collection of essays about American writers such as

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and

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, titled ''Contemporary American Fiction''. Hornby's second book, ''

'', also published in 1992, is an autobiographical story detailing his fanatical support for

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. As a result, Hornby received the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. In 1997, the memoir was adapted for film in the UK, and in 2005 an American remake was released, following Jimmy Fallon's character's obsession with the

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, a baseball team. With the book's success, Hornby began to publish articles in the '' Sunday Times'', '' Time Out'' and the ''

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'', in addition to his music reviews for the ''

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''. '' High Fidelity'' — his third book and first novel — was published in 1995. The novel, about a neurotic record collector and his failed relationships, was adapted into a 2000 American film starring

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, a

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in 2006, and a television show '' High Fidelity'' starring

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in 2020. His second novel, '' About a Boy'', published in 1998, is about two "boys" — Marcus, an awkward yet endearing adolescent from a single-parent family, and the free-floating, mid-30s Will Freeman, who overcomes his own immaturity and self-centredness through his growing relationship with Marcus.

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and

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starred in the 2002 film version. In 1999, Hornby received the E. M. Forster Award of the

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. Hornby's next novel, '' How to Be Good'', was published in 2001. The female protagonist in the novel explores contemporary morals, marriage and parenthood. It was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2001 and won the W.H. Smith Award for Fiction in 2002. Part of the money he earned with his next book, ''

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'' in 2002, was donated to

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, a charity for children with autism, the disorder that affects Hornby's own son. He was editor of the book, which contained twelve short stories written by his friends. He also contributed to the collection with the story "NippleJesus". In 2003, Hornby wrote a collection of essays on selected popular songs and the emotional resonance they carry, called ''

31 Songs ''Songbook'' (published in the United Kingdom as ''31 Songs'') is a 2002 collection of 26 essays by English writer Nick Hornby about songs and (more often) the particular emotional resonance they carry for him. In the UK, Sony released a stand- ...

'' (known in the US as ''Songbook''). Also in 2003, Hornby was awarded the London Award 2003, an award that was selected by fellow writers. Hornby has also written essays on various aspects of popular culture and, in particular, he has become known for his writing on pop music and mix tape enthusiasts. Since 2003, he has written a book review column, "Stuff I've Been Reading", for the monthly magazine '' The Believer''; all of these articles are collected between ''

The Polysyllabic Spree ''The Polysyllabic Spree'' is a 2004 collection of Nick Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading" columns in '' The Believer''. The book collates his columns from September 2003 to November 2004, inclusive. It also includes excerpts from such authors as ...

'' (2004), '' Housekeeping vs. The Dirt'' (2006), ''

Shakespeare Wrote for Money ''Shakespeare Wrote for Money'' is a 2008 collection of English author Nick Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading" columns for '' The Believer''. It contains columns written from August 2006 to September 2008, Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading Column ...

'' (2008), and ''More Baths Less Talking'' (2012). Hornby's novel '' A Long Way Down'' was published in 2005, with a film version of this book released in 2014. It was on the shortlist for the

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. Hornby has also edited two sports-related anthologies: ''My Favourite Year'' and ''The Picador Book of Sports Writing''. Hornby's book ''

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'' was published on 16 October 2007; it is his first novel for young adults and was recognised as a 2008

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. The protagonist of ''

'' is a 16-year-old skateboarder named Sam, whose life changes drastically when his girlfriend gets pregnant. Hornby's following novel, titled '' Juliet, Naked'', was published in September 2009. Addressing similar themes as his earlier novel ''High Fidelity'', the book is about a reclusive 1980s rock star who is forced out of isolation, after the re-release of his most famous album brings him into contact with some of his most passionate fans. In 2010, Hornby co-founded the Ministry of Stories, a non-profit organisation in East London dedicated to helping children and young adults develop writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Hornby discussed his bouts of depression in 2012 on the BBC Radio 4 broadcast of "Fever Pitched: Twenty Years On". Hornby's most recent novels are '' Funny Girl'' (2014), about a 1960s beauty queen determined to make her mark upon television comedy, ''State of the Union'' (2019) and ''Just Like You'' (2020).

Screenwriting

Hornby has also developed a career as a screenwriter, and has said that he enjoys the challenge of working in film as opposed to writing novels. In his BAFTA and

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Screenwriters' Lecture he said: "once you get to a certain point in your novelistic career, unless you screw up very badly the book is going to come out. With a screenplay there are all these hurdles that seem to have some kind of objectivity to them. The screenplay has to work and I love that." In 2009, Hornby adapted an autobiographical memoir by the journalist

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for the screen as ''

'', a feature film starring

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and

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. He was nominated for the

and for two BAFTAs. In 2014, Hornby adapted another autobiographical memoir,

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's '' Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail''. ''

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'', which starred

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and

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, was nominated for

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for Witherspoon and Best Supporting Actress for Dern. Speaking on the challenge of adapting such a packed book, Hornby said it was really a case of boiling everything down and making the realisation that he could have made a two-hour film without mentioning walking at all. In 2015, he wrote the script for the film ''

'', an adaptation of

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's novel of the same name. Tim Robey of ''

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'' said it was "his strongest work ever as a screenwriter". According to Metacritic, the film is on eighty "top 10" lists for 2015. He was nominated for his second

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for writing the screenplay and received two BAFTA nominations, winning one. In 2016, Hornby adapted Nina Stibbe's book ''Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life'' into a television series. ''

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'' received its debut on BBC One on 20 May 2016, and ran for five episodes.

Adaptations

Film

Several of Hornby's books have made the jump from page to screen. Hornby wrote the screenplay for the first, a 1997 British adaptation of ''

'', starring Colin Firth. It was followed by '' High Fidelity'' in 2000, starring

, with the action shifted from London to Chicago. After this success, '' About a Boy'' was quickly picked up, and released in 2002, starring

. An

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'', in which Jimmy Fallon plays a hopelessly addicted

fan who tries to reconcile his love of the game with that of his girlfriend (

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), was released in 2005. Johnny Depp purchased film rights to the book '' A Long Way Down'' before it was published. The book was made into the 2014 film of the same name starring Pierce Brosnan,

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. The film adaptation of Juliet, Naked was released in 2018 starring

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and

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Stage

''High Fidelity'' was also the basis for a 2006 eponymous musical that shifted the action to

; its book is by

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with lyrics by

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, and music created by Tom Kitt. The production ran for a month in

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, then moved to

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, closing after 18 previews and 14 regular performances.

Television

'' About a Boy'' was adapted for television and aired on NBC from 22 February 2014 to 17 February 2015. The show was developed by Jason Katims and it is the second adaptation based on the 1998 novel. The series stars David Walton,

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and Benjamin Stockham. Hulu premiered a 10-episode reboot of '' High Fidelity'' starring

on 14 February 2020.

Music

The importance of music in Hornby's novels, and in his life, is evidenced by his long-standing and fruitful collaborations with the rock band Marah, fronted by Dave and Serge Bielanko. Hornby has even toured in the United States and Europe with the band, joining them on stage to read his essays about particular moments and performers in his own musical history that have had a particular meaning for him. Nick Hornby is not related to either

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nor

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who are singer, songwriters, musicians and professionally known USA Recording artist. Hornby's music criticism (most notably for ''

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'' and in his own ''Songbook'') has been widely criticised by writers such as Kevin Dettmar (in his book ''Is Rock Dead''), Curtis White (in an essay at www.centreforbookculture.org, titled "Kid Adorno"), Barry Faulk and Simon Reynolds for his embrace of rock traditionalism and conservative take on post-rock and other experimental musics (exemplified in Hornby's negative review of the Radiohead album ''

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''). Hornby has also had extensive collaboration with American singer/songwriter Ben Folds. Their album ''

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'' was released in September 2010. Folds wrote the music, with Hornby contributing lyrics. Prior to the album's release, the single "Picture Window" was released on Ben Folds' website. A bootleg version of a song about

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written by Hornby and Folds and performed by Folds, appeared on the internet. Remaining Hornby lyrics provided the title song of the 2012 Ben Folds Five reunion album, ''

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''. In 2022, Hornby released the book ''Dickens and Prince'', where he makes connections between the musician

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and author

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Personal life

Hornby has been married twice. He and his first wife have one son, born in 1993, who has autism. Hornby's second wife is producer

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. They have two sons, born in 2001 and 2004. Hornby's sister, writer Gill Hornby, is married to writer Robert Harris. Nick Hornby was directly involved in the creation of the charity

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, then known as TreeHouse Trust, and its school TreeHouse School, as a result of trying to find specialist education for his son Danny. Hornby remains a major donor to the charity and is still involved as a vice-president. In 2010, Nick Hornby co-founded Ministry of Stories, a writing charity based in Hoxton, east London. The charity was inspired by

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model in San Francisco and aims to offer young people a chance to develop writing and literacy skills and develop a love of writing for pleasure. Hornby supports

Awards and honours

*1993

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, ''Fever Pitch'' *1999 E. M. Forster Award *2002

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, ''How to be Good'' *2002

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, shortlist, ''A Long Way Down'' *2008

, ''Slam'' *2012 British Sports Book Awards, Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing

Bibliography

Novels

*(1995) '' High Fidelity'' *(1998) '' About a Boy'' *(2001) '' How to Be Good'' *(2005) '' A Long Way Down'' *(2007) ''

'' *(2009) '' Juliet, Naked'' *(2014) '' Funny Girl'' *(2019) ''State of the Union'' *(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'' * (1992) ''

'' * (2003) ''

'' (Also published as ''Songbook'' in the US, ) * (2004) ''

'' * (2006) '' Housekeeping vs. the Dirt'' * (2008) ''

'' * (2012) ''More Baths Less Talking'' * (2013) ''Ten Years in the Tub'' * (2013) ''Stuff I've Been Reading'' * (2022) ''Dickens and Prince'' ;''Stuff I've Been Reading'' columns in ''The Believer''

Anthologies edited

* (1993) ''My Favourite Year: A Collection of Football Writing'' * (1996) ''The Picador Book of Sportswriting'' * (2000) ''

'' * (2005) ''Otherwise Pandemonium'' * (2013) ''Ten Years in the Tub: A Decade Soaking in Great Books''

Screenplays

;Film * (1997) ''

'' — directed by David Evans * (2009) ''

'' — directed by

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* (2014) ''

'' — directed by

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* (2015) ''

'' — directed by John Crowley ;Television *(2016) ''

'' *(2019) '' State of the Union''

Film adaptations

* 1997 ''

'' — directed by David Evans; screenplay by Nick Hornby * 2000 '' High Fidelity'' — directed by

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* 2002 '' About a Boy'' — directed by

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and Paul Weitz * 2005 ''

'' — directed by

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and

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*2012 È nata una star? — Italian-language adaptation of ''Not a Star'' directed by Lucio Pellegrini * 2014 '' About a Boy'' — television series * 2014 '' A Long Way Down'' — directed by Pascal Chaumeil * 2016 ''Slam – Tutto per una ragazza'' — Italian-language adaptation of ''Slam'' directed by Andrea Molaioli * 2018 '' Juliet, Naked'' — directed by

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References

External links

Official site
from publisher

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on Public Radio International program ''

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'' (26 September 1995) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hornby, Nick 1957 births Living people 20th-century English male writers 20th-century English novelists 21st-century English male writers 21st-century English novelists Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Autism activists The Believer (magazine) people Comedy fiction writers English lyricists English male non-fiction writers English male novelists English male screenwriters English memoirists English screenwriters English songwriters Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature McSweeney's People from Maidenhead People from Redhill, Surrey Primetime Emmy Award winners

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