Nick Hornby

Here are som facts about the author of the book:

Nick Hornby is, as we already know, an english essayist and novelist. He was born 17. April in Redhill, Surrey, England.
Nick is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About A Boy and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. About A Boy is Nick's third novel, published in 1998. There is an movie version of the book, Hugh Grant playes one of the main characters; Will.
Hornby received the E.M. Forster Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Hornby has also written essays on various aspect of popular culture and he has become known for his writing on opo music and mix tape enthusiasts. For the montly magazine The Believer he has began writing a book review column "Stuff I've Been Reading".

Several of Honrby's books have made it from the pages in a book to the screen at a movie. About A Boy were released in 2002.

Just for fun:
In November 2008, Nick Hornby came No 4 in The Times list of the "50 Worst Famous Football Fans". He was credited for, amongst other things, the fact that one is now likely to be sat next to a solicitor at a football match.

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