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Fever Pitch

Twentieth Anniversary Edition

Author: Nick Hornby   Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Hornby's entertaining and poignant account of love and football, now in Penguin Modern Classics

As a young boy, growing up in London and watching his parents' marriage fall apart, the author had little sense of home. Then his dad took him to Highbury. Arsenal's football ground would become the source of many of the strongest feelings he'd ever have: joy, humiliation, heartbreak, frustration, and hope. This title presents his story.

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Hornby's entertaining and poignant account of love and football, now in Penguin Modern Classics

As a young boy, growing up in London and watching his parents' marriage fall apart, the author had little sense of home. Then his dad took him to Highbury. Arsenal's football ground would become the source of many of the strongest feelings he'd ever have: joy, humiliation, heartbreak, frustration, and hope. This title presents his story.

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Hornby's entertaining and poignant account of love and football, now in Penguin Modern ClassicsAs a young boy, growing up in London and watching his parents' marriage fall apart, Nick Hornby had little sense of home. Then his dad took him to Highbury. Arsenal's football ground would become the source of many of the strongest feelings he'd ever have- joy, humiliation, heartbreak, frustration and hope.In this hilarious, moving and now-classic book, he vividly depicts his childhood life, his time as a teacher, and his first loves (after football), all through the prism of the game, as he insightfully and brilliantly explores obsession, and the way it can shape a life.

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Critic Reviews

“Funny, wise and true”

-- Roddy Doyle

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About the Author

NICK HORNBY is the bestselling author of eight novels, including Just Like You, High Fidelity and About a Boy, and several works of nonfiction including Fever Pitch. He has also written numerous award-winning screenplays for film and television including Brooklyn, Wild and, most recently, State of the Union.

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd | Penguin Classics
Published
30th August 2012
Pages
256
ISBN
9780141391816

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