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| 2 | '''Nicholas Peter John Hornby''' (born April 17, 1957) is an English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter. He is best known for his memoir ''Literature/FeverPitch'' and the novels ''Literature/HighFidelity'' and ''Literature/AboutABoy'', all of which were adapted into films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon sport, music and the somewhat aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide as of 2018. His brother-in-law is Creator/RobertHarris. |
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| 4 | !!Novels |
| 5 | * ''Literature/HighFidelity'' (1995) |
| 6 | * ''Literature/AboutABoy'' (1998) |
| 7 | * ''Literature/HowToBeGood'' (2001) |
| 8 | * ''Literature/ALongWayDown'' (2005) |
| 9 | * ''Literature/{{Slam}}'' (2007) |
| 10 | * ''[[Literature/JulietNaked Juliet, Naked]]'' (2009) |
| 11 | * ''Literature/FunnyGirl'' (2014) |
| 12 | * ''Literature/JustLikeYou'' (2020) |
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| 14 | !!Screenplays |
| 15 | * ''Literature/FeverPitch'' (1997), based on his own memoir. |
| 16 | * ''Film/AnEducation'' (2009), based on the memoir by Lynn Barber. |
| 17 | * ''Film/{{Wild}}'' (2014), based on the memoir by Cheryl Strayed. |
| 18 | * ''Film/{{Brooklyn}}'' (2015), based on the novel by Colm Tóibín. |
| 19 | * ''Film/LoveNina'' (2016), based on the book by Nina Stibbe. |
| 20 | * ''Series/StateOfTheUnion'' (2019) |
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| 22 | !!Other works |
| 23 | * ''Literature/FeverPitch'' (1992), a memoir. Originally published as ''Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life''. |
| 24 | * ''My Favourite Year: A Collection of Football Writing'' (ed.) (1993) |
| 25 | * ''The Picador Book of Sportswriting'' (ed.) (1996) |
| 26 | * ''31 Songs'' (2003), a collection of essays about songs and the particular emotional resonance they carry for him, also published under the title ''Songbook''. |
| 27 | * ''The Polysyllabic Spree'' (2004), a compendium of his "Stuff I've Been Reading" columns in ''The Believer''. |
| 28 | * '' Housekeeping vs. the Dirt'' (2006), more of his columns from ''The Believer''. |
| 29 | * Collaborated on the album ''Lonely Avenue'' (2010) with Music/BenFolds. Hornby wrote the lyrics, Folds did the rest. |
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