Hornby, Nick (1957– )

English writer. His humorous books reflect British male cultural obsessions, for example football, as in Fever Pitch (1992; filmed 1997) and popular music, as in High Fidelity (1995).

Having graduated from Cambridge University, England, Hornby worked as a teacher and a journalist before gaining major success with Fever Pitch, which recounted his lifelong obsession with the English football team, Arsenal. High Fidelity (1995; filmed 2000), his first novel, similarly dealt with male cultural obsession – in this case pop music. About a Boy (1998; filmed 2002), also a best-seller, again looked at British culture by focusing on single parents. How to Be Good (2001) similarly explored issues of marriage and family but was a departure in that it was narrated by a woman.