In the crowd
By: Laurent Mauvignier ; translated from the French by Shaun Whiteside
Publisher: Faber
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780571236367
Subjects: Soccer fans; Fiction; European Cup (Soccer) fast (OCoLC)fst01409330; European Cup (Soccer); Soccer hooliganism
Work titles: Dans la foule
Description: "May 1985. Jeff and Tonino, two Parisian football fans with serious drinking habits, are on their way to the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus, at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels." "So too are Tana and Francesco, newly-weds from Genoa; Gabriel and Virginie, a young Belgian couple with troubles of their own; and Liverpool supporter Geoff Andrewson, who is travelling with his two thuggish brothers." "On the eve and day of the game these four groups of characters converge and cross paths, and as the excitement of the build-up gives way to horrific tragedy, their lives and relationships are changed forever." "A mesmerising portrait of people attempting to come to terms with a devastating historical event, and their role within it, In the Crowd is a hugely compelling and emotive novel."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Translated from the French.