Nick Hornby

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nick Hornby
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Apr 17, 1957(1957-04-17)
Age	67
Birthplace	Redhill
Country	Australia
Birth City	South Australia
Horoscope	Aries

Nick Hornby Biography

Nick Hornby is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on April 17, 1957 in Redhill, South Australia, Australia. He is a top-selling English author. His novels High Fidelity (1995), and About a Boy(1998) are his most well-known works. Both of these books were made into movies. Fever Pitch, his 1992 autobiography, won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. It was also adapted into film.

His novel About a Boy was made into a feature movie starring Hugh Grant.

Hornby published his first book in 1992, a collection of essays about American writers such as Tobias Wolff and Ann Beattie, titled Contemporary American Fiction. Hornby’s second book, Fever Pitch, also published in 1992, is an autobiographical story detailing his fanatical support for Arsenal Football Club. 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 Boston Red Sox, a baseball team. With the book’s success, Hornby began to publish articles in the Sunday Times, Time Out and the Times Literary Supplement, in addition to his music reviews for the New Yorker.

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 Amanda Posey. They have two sons, born in 2001 and 2004. Hornby’s sister, writer Gill Hornby, is married to writer Robert Harris.

One child was born to his first marriage. He had two more children with Amanda Posey, his second wife. He is the brother to Gill Hornby, a fellow author.

Nick Hornby Net Worth

Nick Hornby is one of the richest Novelist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nick Hornby 's net worth $22 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied English at Jesus College in Cambridge. He was awarded the W.H. Smith Award for Fiction early in his career. Smith Award for Fiction, for How to Be Good in 2001.

In 2007, he published Slam, his first novel for young adults.

Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch 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 BBC, Hornby was named the 29th most influential person in British culture.

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Who is Nick Hornby Dating?

According to our records, Nick Hornby married to Virginia Bovell , Amanda Posey. As of December 1, 2023, Nick Hornby’s is not dating anyone.

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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 (2004), Housekeeping vs. The Dirt (2006), Shakespeare Wrote for Money (2008), and More Baths Less Talking (2012).

Facts & Trivia

Nick Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Nick Hornby celebrates birthday on April 17 of every year.

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 Whitbread Novel Award. Hornby has also edited two sports-related anthologies: My Favourite Year and The Picador Book of Sports Writing.

Why did Nick Hornby write About a Boy?

Nick Hornby wrote About a Boy primarily to entertain , because it is a very funny book. However, as he suffers from depression himself, he shows how Fiona manages to accept her illness. He does this in a sensitive way, showing how it affects other people as well as the sufferer.

How old is Nick Hornby?

65 years (April 17, 1957)

Is Nick Hornby British?

Nick Hornby, in full Nicholas Hornby, (born April 17, 1957, Redhill, Surrey, England), British novelist, screenwriter, and essayist known for his sharply comedic, pop-culture-drenched depictions of dissatisfied adulthood as well as for his music and literary criticism.

What genre are Nick Hornby books?

NICK HORNBY is the bestselling author of eight novels, including Just Like You, High Fidelity and About a Boy, and several works of nonfiction including Fever Pitch. He has also written numerous award-winning screenplays for film and television including Brooklyn, Wild and, most recently, State of the Union.

Is About a Boy a true story?

The film is not autobiographical , but the 36-year-old filmmaker admits that in 1984, when the movie is set, as with Boy (James Rolleston), moon- walking and break dancing were among his favorite pastimes and he worshiped Michael Jackson.