Fever Pitch

by NickHornby (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $3.25

  Chronicled from the perspective of a besotted ten-year-old Arsenal fan, through disillusioned adolescence, to an adult who should know better , this book examines the absurdities, idiosyncrasies and traumas of everyday life and football. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Interweaving his personal and familial upheavals with the varied fortunes of Arsenal over two decades, Nick Hornby has produced an insight into what it is like to be a fan. Combining anecdote with a wider commentary on the state of the game, the book touches upon many issues, from pre-match entertainment to the availability of FA Cup tickets, hooliganism, the tragedies at Heysel and Hillsborough, non-League and school football, and Arsenal's reputation as a boring team.

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $22.92

  Fever Pitch is the bitter-sweet autobiography which vividly recounts the elation and utter despair of a love affair with a particular soccer team. It captures the truth and absurdities of an obsessed fan's mind, and whether you are interested in soccer or not, this is a sophisticated study of obsession, masculinity, class, identity and loyalty.