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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.A <b>joyful examination of two artists from different centuries </b>and the unlikely parallels in their life and work
Guardian
Well, here's something you didn't expect - a joint biography of Charles Dickens and the pocket-sized popster Prince. And why not? The<i> Fever Pitch </i>chappie explores the nature of genius and what unites the inimitable Boz and the Imp of the Perverse
The Times, Best Books for Autumn
<b>I love this. It's smart and funny and elegantly persuasive</b>
- Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, author of Becoming Dickens,
From rocky beginnings to too-early endings, Hornby traces the lives of two very different artists and shows they have more in common than we might think. <i>Dickens & Prince </i>is <b>a playful, illuminating book</b>
The i, 40 Best Books to Read this Autumn
An <b>enjoyable and educational read</b> that will leave fans of either figure positively enlightened
The Independent
An <b>ardent fan letter from Hornby</b> that makes you want to reread <i>Great Expectations </i>whilst listening to <i>Sign o'the Times </i>
Vogue
A <b>winningly grounded manifesto for artists</b>: forget the preciousness so often urged as the route to brilliance, and embrace prodigiousness instead – and don’t forget to make sure you get paid
Sunday Times
Beneath the surface of this <b>fascinating biography</b> there lies a warm and wise craft book about what it takes to make great art in any century
Esquire
A <b>fascinating</b> little book
Irish Times
Hornby’s admiration for his subjects is infectious . . . a <b>zesty tribute to two cultural legends</b> not often spoken about in the same breath
Publishers Weekly
This pairing – two magnificent creatives, centuries and genres apart – makes stunning sense in the hands of <b>their wisest, wittiest fan</b>
People Magazine
Hornby’s love for the work, for the sheer unbelievably prodigal output of both artists, is intense. And when he does write about Prince and sexuality, he is almost <b>jarringly illuminating</b>, particularly when he wrestles with Prince as shapeshifting sexual avatar
Daily Beast