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About Nick Hornby
English writer
Nick Hornby is an English writer. He is best known for the memoir Fever Pitch and the novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all three of which were adapted into feature films. His work often returns to music, sport, and the restless or obsessive lives of his characters. His books had sold more than 5 million copies worldwide by 2018. In a 2004 BBC poll, he was named the 29th most influential person in British culture, and he received Academy Award nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for An Education and Brooklyn.
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Books by Nick Hornby
High Fidelity
2000
About a Boy
2002
How to Be Good
2001
Fever Pitch
2001
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2005