Fever Pitch Fever Pitch Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: "Fever Pitch" (1997, UK) and "Fever Pitch" (2005, U.S.). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", but later paperback editions were not. "Fever Pitch", first published in 1992, is Hornby's first novel. It tells the story of the author's relationship with football and with Arsenal Football Club, in particular. It consists of several chapters in chronological order, from the time the author first became a football fan as a child until his early thirties.
Nick Hornby screenplay. In 2016, Hornby adapted Nina Stibbe's book "Love, Nina: Despatches from Family Life" into a television series. "Love, Nina" received its debut on BBC One on 20 May 2016, and ran for five episodes. Several of Hornby's books have made the jump from page to screen. Hornby wrote the screenplay for the first, a 1997 British adaptation of "Fever Pitch", starring Colin Firth. It was followed by "High Fidelity" in 2000, starring John Cusack; this adaptation was notable in that the action was shifted from London to Chicago. After this success, "About a Boy" was quickly picked up, and