Nick Hornby
Autor(a) de High Fidelity
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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Nick Hornby
More Baths Less Talking: Notes from the Reading Life of a Celebrated Author Locked in Battle with Football, Family, and… (2012) 368 exemplares
Da Capo Best Music Writing 2001: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country, and More (2001) — Editor — 71 exemplares
Books, Movies, Rhythm, Blues: Twenty Years of Writing About Film, Music and Books (an eBook original from Riverhead… (2013) 14 exemplares
Fan Mail: Twenty Years of Writing About Soccer (an eBook original from Riverhead Books) (2013) 6 exemplares
Ölümüne Sadakat 2 exemplares
Hard Gras / 13 2 exemplares
Mein Leben als Leser 1 exemplar
PONS Read & Listen, 6 Songs. 6 songs (PONS Reader: Englische Lektüre mit Audio-CD) (2009) 1 exemplar
Tutto per una ragazza 2008 1 exemplar
Dickens und Prince: Unvergleichliche Genies 1 exemplar
Jeder liest Drecksack / Everyone's Reading Bastard: zweisprachige Ausgabe (German Edition) 1 exemplar
Otherwise Pandemonium [short story] 1 exemplar
Nick Hornby Collection 6 Books Set Pack RRP: £ 52.94 (Nick Hornby High Fidelity, Nick Hornby about a Boy, Nick… (2010) 1 exemplar
State of the Union (Episodes 01-02) 1 exemplar
ABOUT A BOY (With Cd) Level 4 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things . . .: That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel… (2005) — Contribuidor — 647 exemplares
All I Did Was Ask: Conversations with Writers, Actors, Musicians, and Artists (2004) — Contribuidor — 540 exemplares
New Beginnings: New Writing from Bestselling Authors Sold in Aid of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Earthquake Charities (2005) — Contribuidor — 44 exemplares
Read Harder: Five More Years of Great Writing from the Believer (2014) — Contribuidor — 37 exemplares
MOJO ultimate jukebox: 100 singles you must own — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Hornby, Nicholas Peter John
- Data de nascimento
- 1957-04-17
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK
London, England, UK - Educação
- Jesus College, University of Cambridge (BA|1979)
Maidenhead Grammar School - Ocupações
- novelist
teacher
journalist
screenwriter
literary critic - Relações
- Hornby, Gill (sister)
Harris, Robert (1) (brother-in-law) - Organizações
- The TreeHouse Trust
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- E. M. Forster Award (1999)
Orange Word International Writers' London Award (2003)
William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award (1992) - Agente
- Georgia Garrett
Membros
Críticas
High Fidelity por 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.
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.
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.
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.… (mais)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 78
- Also by
- 21
- Membros
- 64,101
- Popularidade
- #220
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 1,365
- ISBN
- 913
- Línguas
- 30
- Marcado como favorito
- 332
- Pedras de toque
- 1,127
