Fever Pitch (1992 book)
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Fever Pitch (1992 book) is Nick Hornby’s acclaimed memoir about his lifelong obsession with Arsenal Football Club and the culture of English football fandom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fever Pitch | 1 |
| Fever Pitch (1992 book) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Fever Pitch (1997 film)
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Fever Pitch (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nick Hornby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | William Hill Sports Book of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
masculinity and emotion in sport
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relationship between identity and football fandom ⓘ working-class football culture in England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverSubject | Arsenal Football Club imagery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
Arsenal’s 1988–89 First Division title win
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Hillsborough disaster context and impact on fans ⓘ match-going experience of Arsenal supporters ⓘ |
| followedBy | High Fidelity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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sports memoir ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasPlaceInSeries | Nick Hornby bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
British sports journalism
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later football fan memoirs ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
confessional
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humorous ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arsenal F.C.
NERFINISHED
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English football culture ⓘ association football fandom ⓘ |
| marketReception | bestseller in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of obsessive sports fandom
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influence on modern sports writing ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional highs and lows of fandom
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impact of football on personal relationships ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Highbury Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | chronological essays ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism on sports and identity ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ early 1990s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fever Pitch (2005 film)
this entity surface form:
Fever Pitch