Fever Pitch ; High Fidelity ; About a Boy

Hornby, Nick

ISBN 10: 0575053151 / ISBN 13: 9780575053151

Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1992

About this Item

3 SIGNED UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES : Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films. ALL 3 Books are SIGNED by Author - the first and third volumes are Flat Signed Nick Hornby to title page. The second listed is 'To Helen from Nick Hornby'. 1st listed: This is a very uncommon Uncorrected Book Proof and which preceded the very first hard back publication. All about very good, the 3rd title with a light bottom corner rub/base spine. Decent copies of an interesting group, rarely found together.

Seller Inventory # 029976

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fever Pitch ; High Fidelity ; About a Boy
• Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0575053151
• ISBN 13: 9780575053151
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good - See below/images
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • SIGNED BOOKS
  • UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES

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Synopsis

"Funny, wise and true." --Roddy Doyle

"A brilliant book by one of the best writers around--not just a book about football, but a book about love, death and the feather-cut." --Julie Burchill

"A lovely book, by turns vivid, wise, sad, jubilant, enraged and very, very funny. I read it in one sitting." --Pete Davies I have measured out my life in Arsenal Fixtures, and any event of any significance has a footballing shadow. When did my first real love affair end? The day after a disappointing 2-2 draw at home to Coventry. For a man to chronicle his life in match reports may be a mark of his ingenuity. It is certainly a measure of his obsession.
Nick Hornby's affliction first took hold in 1968 when, as a sombre eleven-year-old, he saw Arsenal beat Stoke City (1-0 from a penalty rebound). From that first momentous afternoon, and for the next twenty-four years, the swings and shifts of his own life became inextricably linked with the changing fortunes of his team. The blind faith of childhood, adolescent alienation, adult neuroses--all were played out on the terraces at Highbury. A brilliant blend of personal insight and reportage, Fever Pitch is not just about goals and rain and semi-final replays. It's also about suburbia, death, sex and ambition. It is the most memorable picture ever produced of what is to be a fan. Fellow sufferers, and those who have to live with them, will recognise the symptoms, no matter what the team, or what the obsession.

About the Author

Nick Hornby was born in 1957 and worked as a teacher before becoming a full time writer. He lives in north London.