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 a screenplay there are all these hurdles that seem to have some kind of objectivity to them. The screenplay has to work and I love that.” In 2009, Hornby adapted an autobiographical memoir by the journalist Lynn Barber for the screen as "An Education", a feature film starring Peter Sarsgaard and Carey Mulligan. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and for two BAFTAs for writing the screenplay. In 2014, Hornby adapted another autobiographical memoir, Cheryl Strayed's "". "Wild", which starred Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, was nominated for Best Actress for Witherspoon and Best Supporting