31 Songs

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31 Songs is a non-fiction book by Nick Hornby in which he reflects on his life and emotions through essays about 31 of his favorite songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
alternativeTitleUsedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
author Nick Hornby
basedOn Nick Hornby’s favorite songs
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationYear 2002
followedBy A Long Way Down
format hardcover
paperback
genre autobiographical non-fiction
music essay collection
hasAlternativeTitle Songbook
hasCategory Books about music
British non-fiction books
Essay collections
hasCentralConcept how songs shape memory and identity
hasCoverArtist design by Penguin/Viking art department
hasISBN 978-0-670-91279-4
hasPart essay on "Born for Me" by Paul Westerberg
essay on "Caravan" by Van Morrison
essay on "Puff the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul and Mary
essay on "Samba Pa Ti" by Santana
essay on "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen
influencedGenre music memoir
intendedAudience adult readers
isPartOf Nick Hornby bibliography
language English
literaryForm essay
mainTheme relationship between music and personal experience
marketedAs Songbook in North America
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor linking memoir with music criticism
personal, subjective approach to music writing
numberOfEssays 31
originalLanguage English
pageCount approximately 256
precededBy How to Be Good
publicationYear 2002
publisher Penguin Books
The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
setIn various periods of Nick Hornby’s life
subjectMatter autobiographical essays
personal reflections
popular music
titleUsedIn 31 Songs self-linksurface differs
surface form: 31 Songs (United Kingdom)

Songbook
surface form: Songbook (United States)

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Nick Hornby wrote 31 Songs
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this entity surface form: 31 Songs (United Kingdom)