The book has been awarded with william hill sports book of. Author nick hornby right at highbury with former arsenal striker alan. Sunday times f or a man to chronicle his life in match reports may be a mark of his ingenuity. Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good a new york times bestseller, high fidelity, about a boy and a long way down, and of the memoir fever pitch.
Since you are already here then chances are that you are looking for the daily themed crossword solutions. Nick hornby is the author of the novels a long way down, slam, how to be good, high fidelity, and about a boy, and the memoir fever pitch. Journalist and bestselling novelist nick hornby is best known for his portraits of dysfunctional peter pans clueless postmodern males in various stages of arrested development who discover, often to their chagrin, that growing up is a process involving far more than the passage of time. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and the editor of the short story collection speaking with the angel. Fever pitch is his tribute to a lifelong obsession. Fever pitch, 31 songs, the complete polysyllabic spree and stuff ive been reading. Welcome to our website for all english writer hornby whose five novels have been adapted to movies including fever pitch. Nick hornby is one of my favorite authors, and even his bad books how to be good kept me entertained while reading. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and editor of the shortstory collection speaking with the angel.
Fever pitch by nick hornby, first edition abebooks. He is the recipient of the american academy of arts and letters e. 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. Nick hornby is the bestselling author of eight novels, including high fidelity and about a boy, and several works of nonfiction including his groundbreaking debut, 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.
His first book was a collection of critical essays on american writers, entitled contemporary american fiction 1992. Winner of the william hill sports book of the year fever pitch is nick hornbys millioncopyselling, awardwinnning football classic a spanking 70 away win of a football book. A brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of funny girl, high fidelity and. Nick hornby is an english writer, essayist, screenwriter and lyricist born on 17th april 1957 in surrey, england. Pdf fever pitch book by nick hornby free download 272. Free download or read online fever pitch pdf epub book. Fever pitch by hornby, nick and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, shakespeare wrote for money, and the polysyllabic spree, as well as the editor of the shortstory collection. Praise for fever pitch fever pitch is the anatomy of an obsession, a knowing. The main characters of this fiction, sports and games story are.
His screenplay for the film an education was nominated for an academy award. Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good, high fidelity, about a boy, a long way down and funny girl, as well as the memoir fever pitch. Fever pitch author nick hornby says beautiful game has lost its way. 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. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, shakespeare wrote for money, and the polysyllabic spree, as well as the editor of the shortstory collection speaking. 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.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. He went to maidenhead grammar school in maidenhead, where he grew up. It tells the story of the authors relationship with football and with arsenal football club, in particular. Superficially, fever pitch by nick hornby is about arsenal. For many people watching football is mere entertainment, to some its more like a ritual. The numberone bestseller nick hornby explores childhood, adolescence and adulthood through the ups and downs of football in the millioncopyselling, william hill sports book of the year winner, fever pitch. His first authored book was an autobiographical story named fever pitch published in 1992. Fever pitch by nick hornby inverting the pyramid by jonathan wilson soccernomics by simon. He has written numerous awardwinning screenplays for film and television including brooklyn, wild and, most recently, state of the union. Fever pitch is a 24year obsessional diary of english club football soccer, to us.
Fever pitch is nick hornbys millioncopyselling, awardwinnning football classic a spanking 70 away win of a football book. Nicks nonfiction books include the football memoir fever pitch and the complete polysyllabic spree, a collection of nicks essays on books and culture. Just an okay book which is disappointing from this author. Fever pitch 1992, an autobiographical book by british author nick hornby, explores hornbys life through his love for football soccer in america and with the arsenal football club in particular. His books reveal a fascination with the sheer voodoo of what so often. 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. English writer hornby whose five novels have been adapted. 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 is the anatomy of an obsession, a knowing, bittersweet, and very funny autobiography in which the writers life is measured not in years but in.
Nick hornby is the author of the novels a long way down, how to be good a new york times bestseller, high fidelity, and about a boy, and of the memoir fever pitch. 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. I fell in love with football as i was later to fall in love with women. Author nick hornby talks with variety about the film adaptations of his 1992 novel fever pitch and his new shortform sundance tv project. Fever pitch, first published in 1992, is hornbys first novel. The acclaimed author on adapting colm toibins novel brooklyn, fate versus chance, and losing his obsessive side kate kellaway. Nick hornby is the author of several internationally bestselling novels including high fidelity, about a boy, and a long way down, as well as several works of. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 272 pages and is available in paperback format. Author nick hornby on fever pitch adaptations, sundance. He is also the author of slam, which is vintage hornby for teenagers. It won the william hill sports book of the year award in 1992, and in 2012 was named a penguin modern classic.
Fever pitch is the anatomy of that obsession, a knowing, bittersweet, and very funny autobiography in which the writers life is measured not in years, but in seasons not by the gregorian. Superficially, its all about arsenals ups and downs, the history of the club, and how the. Nick hornby is currently considered a single author. It received the william hill sports book of the year award. Buy a cheap copy of fever pitch book by nick hornby. Fever pitch is nick hornbys millioncopyselling, awardwinnning football classic i fell in love with football as i was later to fall in love with women. A fans life is a 1992 autobiographical essay by british author nick hornby. Fever pitch by nick hornby abebooks passion for books.
Nick hornbys fever pitch is now a penguin classic telegraph. Fever pitch author nick hornby says beautiful game has. Buy fever pitch by nick hornby from waterstones today. 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 1997, hornby wrote the screenplay for a film adaptation of the book depicting a football fan during arsenals championship year in 1988, and the sports effect on his love life. The first edition of the novel was published in 1992, and was written by nick hornby. 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. 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 fast. Nick hornby is the author of several internationally bestselling novels including high fidelity, about a boy, and a long way down, as well as several works of nonfiction, including fever pitch, songbook, and ten years in the tub.
He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, shakespeare wrote for money, and the polysyllabic spree, as well as the editor of the shortstory collection speaking with the angel. 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. 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. It was the book that changed the way many people thought about sport and also what it meant to be a man in the late 20th century. High fidelity, his third book and first novel, was published in 1995.
Part autobiography, part comedy, part incisive analysis of insanity, hornbys awardwinning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandomits agony and ecstasy, its community, its. 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. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of fever pitch, by nick hornby, read by julian rhindtutt as a young boy, growing up in the home counties and watching his parents marriage fall apart, nick hornby had little sense of home. He discusses seminal football matches hes attended and their relationship to his life as a whole. Nick hornby books list of books by author nick hornby.
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