Nick Hornby, in his distinctive style, presents 'Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius,' a book that explores the unexpected parallels between two extraordinary icons: Charles Dickens, the quintessential Victorian novelist, and Prince, the enigmatic American musician. Both known for their prodigious outputs and lasting impacts on their respective fields, Dickens and Prince become subjects of Hornby's inquisitive eye. Musing on their origins, personal losses, unbounded artistry, and the haunting question of whether their creative fires consumed them, this text becomes a celebration of creative genius and a study in the contrasts that bind unlikely individuals across time.