Fever Pitch

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 ofsports writing, and established Hornby as one of the finest writers of his generation.

尼克•霍恩比，英国当代最炙手可热的当红作家，他出生于伦敦郊区小镇，剑桥大学英语文学专业毕业后在综合中学教英语，随后开始为报章媒体，如《号外》和《文学杂志》自由撰稿。1992年的个人回忆录《极度狂热》，出版后一鸣惊人占据年度畅销榜，随后所写的每一本小说，例如《失恋排行榜》、《男孩•男人》、《砰！》等几乎都在畅销榜和专业书评获得双赢。其小说深谙现代年轻人的流行文化，并以精湛的英式幽默掳获读者的心，慧黠中透着伤感，被称之为“抑郁喜剧”。