High Fidelity

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Synopsis

Nick Hornby's first novel, an international bestseller and instantly recognized by critics and readers alike as a classic, helps to explain men to women, and men to men. Rob is good on music: he owns a small record shop and has strong views on what's decent and what isn't. But he's much less good on relationships. In fact, he's not at all sure that he wants to commit himself to anyone. So it's hardly surprising that his girlfriend decides that enough is enough.

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Published
05/10/2000

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd

ISBN
9780140293463

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UK Kirkus review

'My genius, if I can call it that, is to combine a whole load of averageness into one compact frame.' Rob Fleming, record shop owner, obsessed with pop music, compulsive list-maker (favourite American films; all-time top five favourite books; five most memorable split-ups...) finds himself in his 30s and going nowhere; even his (failed) romances seem to be a scrambled replay of his first rejection, by Alison Ashworth in 1972, at the age of 13. Nick Hornby was catapulted to media stardom with Fever Pitch, his hilarious, prize-winning account of a fan's obsession with football. There is no football in this novel, but fans may well find a kindred spirit in Rob, who narrates this funny, sad tale with intelligence, wit, and self-deprecation, plus the all-round sheer blokeishness that Hornby captures so well. (Kirkus UK)

About the author

Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby was born in 1957 and worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. His books are FEVER PITCH (1992), HIGH FIDELITY (1995) and ABOUT A BOY (1998). In 1999 he won an E. M. Forster award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in north London.