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.
Association football culture being TOOFIF. Some consider that British football's image of a nasty working-class pursuit was changed into something far more respectable after "Fever Pitch", a memoir by Nick Hornby about his life as an Arsenal fan, was published. The book also provided Hornby's big break. It was later adapted very loosely into a film. Numerous films have been made including "Bend It Like Beckham", and "The Football Factory", based on the book by John King, dealing with hooliganism and its relationship to socio-economic realities in England. In Germany, "The Miracle of Bern" (2003) revived the euphoria of the national team's victory