It is a book on soccer only if you are allconsumed with the premiership. I thought it was the perfect time to read it, with the world. I first discovered fever pitch when i first discovered nick hornby years back we read one of his novels for book club. Fever pitch, 31 songs, the complete polysyllabic spree and stuff ive. Superficially, its all about arsenals ups and downs, the history of the club, and how the wins and losses intertwined with the. Fever pitch by nick hornby inverting the pyramid by jonathan wilson. Based on nick hornbys best selling autobiographical novel, fever pitch. Fever pitch is his tribute to a lifelong obsession. We use cookies on this site and by continuing to browse it you agree to us sending you cookies. Hornby s second book, fever pitch, also published in 1992, is an autobiographical story detailing his fanatical support for arsenal football club. Nick hornby is the author of six bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, juliet, naked and funny girl, as well as a novel for young adults, slam, and four works of acclaimed nonfiction. Apr 12, 2005 nick hornby has been a soccer fan since the moment he was conceived.
Fever pitch is a nonfiction memoir by nick hornby, an english writer, that details his obsession with the arsenal football team. His father takes nick to his first arsenal game as a way to bond after leaving nick s mother for another woman. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of fever pitch, by nick hornby, read by julian rhindtutt. Fever pitch is nick hornby s millioncopyselling, awardwinnning football classic a spanking 70 away win of a football book. Nick hornby is the author of six internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of nonfiction including fever pitch, songbook and ten years in the tub, a collection of his stuff ive been reading columns from the believer.
Last week when i was thinking of which book to read next, fever pitch leapt at me. It tells the story of the authors relationship with football and with arsenal football club, in particular. In britain he is revered for his status as a fanatical football writer sorry, fanatical soccer writer, owing to fever pitchwhich is both an autobiography and a footballing bible rolled into one. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was a book i really enjoyed based on a recommendation from one of you out there. Is adapting from a novel you did not write like picking up a foreign language do you try to catch the tone of the book. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, hornbys awardwinning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandomits agony and ecstasy, its community, its defining role in thousands of young mens coming of age stories. Arguably the book which reinvigorated the football writing genre, nick hornbys fever pitch is the wonderful story of a childs love affair with the game and, in hornbys particular case, the sole object of his affection, arsenal football club. Mar 23, 2012 superficially, fever pitch by nick hornby is about arsenal. Nick hornbys first novel fever pitch is a book about football, the best book ever.
What the book is really about is being a fan in the truest sense that fan is short for fanatic. Having sold over a million copies in the united kingdom, it was named the william hill sports book of the year in 1992 and made into a penguin modern classic in august 2012. I got it at that time and have been waiting for the right time to read it. One of the things that made it was its lack of perspective. With the end of the 199192 season, the format of football in england shifted seismically. Fever pitch is nick hornby s millioncopyselling, awardwinnning football classici fell in love with football as i was later to fall in love with women. In the states, nick hornby is best know as the author of high fidelity and about a boy, two wickedly funny novels about being thirtysomething and going nowhere. Not only did fever pitch remind me how irrationally and how much i loved my own. People say my book sold football to the middle classes. Oct 28, 2015 nick hornby has been a soccer fan since the moment he was conceived. Fever pitch is not only the best football book ever written, its the funniest book of the yearwe carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences.
Fever pitch is nick hornbys millioncopyselling, awardwinnning football classic a spanking 70 away win of a football book. Book presentation fever pitch by nick hornby referat. Nick hornby on his first novel in five years telegraph. Nick hornby has been a soccer fan since the moment he was conceived. The first edition was subtitled a fans life, but later paperback editions were not. He discusses seminal football matches hes attended and their relationship to his life as a whole. As a young boy, growing up in the home counties and watching his parents marriage fall apart, nick hornby had little sense of ho. Hornby published his first book in 1992, a collection of essays about american writers such as tobias wolff and ann beattie, titled contemporary american fiction. The first edition of the novel was published in 1992, and was written by nick hornby. Hornby has an easy writing style and most importantly, has remarkable emotional intelligence. Mar 03, 2012 fever pitch, ostensibly the story of one mans love affair with arsenal football club, launched the career of its author, nick hornby, now one of the countrys most popular writers, spawned a. Based on nick hornby s best selling autobiographical novel, fever pitch. Nick hornby is the author of seven internationally bestselling novels funny girl, high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of nonfiction including fever pitch, songbook and ten years in the tub.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 272 pages and is available in paperback format. Free download or read online fever pitch pdf epub book. The main characters of this fiction, sports and games story are. The hugely popular book was adapted to film in 1997 and again in 2005. Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, hornbys awardwinning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom its agony and ecstasy, its community, its. It was also nice to read a book about 8090s football that was actually written much closer to. Fever pitch author nick hornby says beautiful game has lost. Each chapter covers a single match attended between the late 60s and the early 90s, and relates to hornbys own. This book reminded me of my first football match in the midnineties when i was around. A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. I fell in love with football as i was later to fall in love with women. Nick hornby has written a book, which might explains what this sport means to a football fan. English teacher paul ashworth believes his long standing obsession with arsenal serves him well. Leeds united were the last football league division one champions and in 199293 the fa premier league was born, to change forever the soccer landscape in this country.
His analysis of his own fanatacism is what makes the book so special. Home debut from fever pitch nick hornby arsenal v stoke city 14. Young nick hornby, who is also the protagonist, isnt interested in football at first. It was also nice to read a book about 8090s football that was actually written much. Buy fever pitch penguin modern classics by hornby, nick isbn. Nick hornby pinpoints 1968 as his formative yearthe year he turned 11, the year his parents separated, and the year his father first took him to watch arsenal play.
Jul 11, 20 having sold over a million copies in the united kingdom, it was named the william hill sports book of the year in 1992 and made into a penguin modern classic in august 2012. I disagree fever pitch author nick hornby reflects on the ways in which he, football and society itself have changed in the. A fans life is a 1992 autobiographical essay by british author nick hornby. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Fever pitch, first published in 1992, is hornbys first novel. It consists of several chapters in chronological order, from the time the author first became a football fan as a child until his early thirties. Fever pitch 1992, an autobiographical book by british author nick hornby, explores hornby s life through his love for football soccer in america and with the arsenal football club in particular. Nick hornby is one of my favorite authors, and even his bad books how to be good kept me entertained while reading. His father takes nick to his first arsenal game as a way to bond after leaving nicks mother for another woman. Nick hornbys book fever pitch, the bestselling account of being a depressiveobsessive soccer fan, is now a film. Here is an autobiographical account of his love for. Fever pitch is both an autobiography and a footballing bible rolled into one.
I disagree fever pitch author nick hornby reflects on the ways in which he. Fever pitch quotes showing of 40 for alarmingly large chunks of an average day, i am a moron. Pdf fever pitch book by nick hornby free download 272. Fever pitch by nick hornby, first edition abebooks. Fever pitch by nick hornby abebooks passion for books. I dont really know what i expected, but fever pitch is, despite the critical acclaim, just a bloke talking about football for 250 pages. Its not a romcom like the film the good one with colin firth and a screenplay by hornby and though i am a football fan manchester united, since you ask i got a bit tired of hearing about what arsenal were like in the eighties.
Nick begins going to every game he can, and his interest soon becomes an obsession. Superficially, fever pitch by nick hornby is about arsenal. Nick hornbys fever pitch was even reprinted with a new cover and included as a part of the 200506 arsenal fc membership pack for the final salute to highbury. Fever pitch, ostensibly the story of one mans love affair with arsenal football club, launched the career of its author, nick hornby, now one of the countrys most popular writers, spawned a. In britain he is revered for his status as a fanatical football writer sorry, fanatical soccer writer, owing to fever pitch which is both an autobiography and a footballing bible rolled into one. Aug 25, 2010 nick hornby is the author of six bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, juliet, naked and funny girl, as well as a novel for young adults, slam, and four works of acclaimed nonfiction. Nick hornby has been a football fan since the moment he was conceived. Fever pitch published in 1992 is author nick hornbys about a boy, high fidelity first book and is an autobiographical look at being a sports fan and all that entails in the context of growing up supporting arsenal fc in england. I ask hornby if he can remember a similar moment with fever pitch, his first book, which was turned. Fever pitch, 31 songs, the complete polysyllabic spree and stuff ive been reading. Fever pitch is nick hornbys millioncopyselling, awardwinnning football classici fell in love with football as i was later to fall in love with women. Nick hornbys work is often categorised as pop literature. Nick hornby is the author of six internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of nonfiction including fever pitch, songbook and ten years in the tub, a collection of his stuff ive. Paperback by nick hornby fever pitch film relatedvpaperback.
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