num_pages: 256
description: Fever Pitch is the bitter-sweet autobiography which vividly recounts the elation and utter despair of a love affair with a particular soccer team. It captures the truth and absurdities of an obsessed fan's mind, and whether you are interested in soccer or not, this is a sophisticated study of obsession, masculinity, class, identity and loyalty.
language: English
title: Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life
titlecomplete: Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life
characters: Nick Hornby
genres: Fiction, Humor, Contemporary, British Literature, Sports, Comedy, Soccer, Football, Biography Memoir, Novels
ratings_count: 40055
places: London, England, England
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: William Hill Sports Book of the Year
publisher: Penguin Books