Fever Pitch
Language: English
20th Century Authors Autobiography Biography Biography & Autobiography English English - 20th century - Biography English authors European General Great Britain Historical Historical - British Hornby Irish Literary Literary Criticism Nick Personal Memoirs Scottish Soccer Soccer - Great Britain Sports Sports & Recreation Sports - General Welsh
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: Jan 1, 1992
Description:
A brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity and *About A Boy. *
In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that’s before the players even take the field.
Nick Hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Call it predestiny. Or call it preschool. Fever Pitch is his tribute to a lifelong obsession. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, Hornby’s award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom—its agony and ecstasy, its community, its defining role in thousands of young men’s coming-of-age stories. Fever Pitch is one for the home team. But above all, it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season.
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