Fever Pitch
Nick Hornby(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 5. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-14-029557-3 (ISBN)
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Description
This title presents a famous account of growing up to be a fanatical football supporter. Told through a series of match reports, "Fever Pitch" has enjoyed enormous critical and commercial success since it was first published in 1992. It has helped to create a new kind of sports writing, and established Hornby as one of the finest writers of his generation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
137 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-029557-3 (9780140295573)
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Person
Nick Hornby was born in 1957 and worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. His books are FEVER PITCH (1992), HIGH FIDELITY (1995) and ABOUT A BOY (1998). In 1999 he won an E. M. Forster award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in north London.