Nick Hornby Biography:
Nick Hornby studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge before becoming a teacher, then a freelance journalist, and then a novelist.
Nick Hornby studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge before becoming a teacher, then a freelance journalist, and then a novelist.
His first book, Fever Pitch, was a memoir recounting Hornby's devotion to The Arsenal Football club of London. He followed Fever Pitch with three best-selling novels: High Fidelity (1995), About a Boy (1998) and How to be Good (2001).
Currently, Nick Hornby writes a book review column for The Believer, a McSweeney's monthly magazine, entitled "Stuff I've Been Reading." His latest novel is A Long Way Down (2005).
Dates: (1957-)
Nationality: English
Genre(s): novels, memoir, essays, criticism
