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Join us for an extraordinary evening with Nick Hornby, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter and award-winning author, as he shares insights into his career, passions, inspirations, and the challenges and successes of his work.Nick has written eight novels including Just Like You, Funny Girl, Juliet Naked, A Long Way Down, Slam, How to be Good, About A Boy and High Fidelity. His non-fiction books include Dickens & Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius, 31 Songs, Fever Pitch and The Complete Polysyllabic Spree, a collection of his columns in The Believer magazine, for which he continues to writer.
Nick received an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay he adapted from Colm Tóibín’s novel Brooklyn. He adapted Cheryl Strayed’s memoir for Wild and was Oscar and BAFTA-nominated for his screenplay adaptation of Lynn Barber’s memoir An Education. He adapted Nina Stibbe’s memoir Love, Nina for the BBC television series and both seasons of his TV series State of the Union won Emmys.
This event is hosted in partnership with Norfolk Screen – the Official Film Office for Norfolk and supported by the UEA Film and TV Department – and will be followed by a book signing.
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University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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