Nick Hornby Books

Arguably Britain's most insightful and observant writer of contemporary fiction working today, Nick Hornby is responsible for such classics as About a Boy, Fever Pitch and High Fidelity. Now his fans can enjoy all three, not to mention the equally excellent novels Slam, How to be Good and A Long Way Down. The perfect six book set for those who are new to the bitingly funny and decidedly moving style of Hornby, this collection could be recommended to Mum, Dad and teenagers alike, such is the writer's wonderfully accessible style. Title included in this Set are : 1. High Fidelity, 2. How to be Good, 3. Slam, 4. Fever Pitch, 5. A Long Way Down, 6. About a Boy

An omnibus edition of the novel HIGH FIDELITY - about a man whose fanatical passion for music causes him almost as much discomfort as his ineffectual, but honest relationships with women - and the autiobiographical FEVER PITCH - about Hornby's abiding love for Arsenal Football Club and childhood in the suburbs of London.

"How often do you begin reading a book that makes you—immediately, urgently, desperately—want to read more books?” ( Booklist ). Nick Hornby has managed to write just such a book in this hilarious, insightful, and infectious volume. Ten Years in the Tub chronicles Hornby's journey through a decade’s worth of books, as related in his wildly popular Believer column “Stuff I’ve Been Reading.” Ten Years in the Tub is a one-way ticket into the mind of one of the most beloved contemporary writers on his favorite pastime, but it's also a meditation on what Celine Dion can teach us about ourselves, a warning about how John Updike can ruin our sex lives, and a recommendation for the way Body Shop Vanilla Shower Gel can add excitement to our days. This "decade-long addiction for many... makes standing in line at the bank a blessed interval for snorting another page.” (the New York Times Book Review )

FEVER PITCH, winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, stands as the definitive statement on the obsessive nature of football fandom. ¿His triumph is that, without glossing over its large-scale stupidities and discomforts, he makes terrace life seem not just plausible but sometimes near-heroic in its single minded vehemence, its heart shaking highs and lows¿ Independent on Sunday HIGH FIDELITY hilariously and movingly explains men to women ¿ and to themselves. ¿It is rare that a book so hilarious is also so sharp about sex and manliness, memory and music. Many men ¿ and, certainly, all addictive personalities ¿ will find in these pages shadows of themselves. And most of us will hear, in Hornby¿s acoustic prose, the obsessive chords of the past that more often lock up than liberate our hearts¿ New Yorker ABOUT A BOY explores the connections people make when the so-called ideal family model does not apply. ¿An almost perfect book, hugely entertaining and on the side of the angels . . . About a Boy is laughter in the dark¿ The Times

'A joyful examination of two artists from different centuries and the unlikely parallels in their life and work' Guardian 'An ardent fan letter from Hornby that makes you want to reread Great Expectations whilst listening to Sign o'the Times' Vogue _____________________ The essential gift for lovers of Prince, Dickens and everyone in between! In Nick Hornby's completely joyous and original new book two great figures share the stage. Charles Dickens and Prince. Two wildly different artists who caught fire and lit up the world in ways no others could. Where did their magic come from? How did they work so hard and produce so much? How did they manage or give in to the restlessness and intensity of their creativity? How did they use it, and did it kill them? With wit, curiosity and deep admiration Nick Hornby traces their extraordinary lives - from their difficult beginnings to the women they fell for to their limitless energy for work, to their money and the movies - and brilliantly illuminates their very particular kind of genius. 'I love this. It's smart and funny and elegantly persuasive' Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, author of Becoming Dickens

When Laura dumps Rob (on the very first page) he is aggrieved and exhilarated, 35 and petrified. Trying to work out what went wrong, obsessed with music, and running an ailing record shop, he sets out on the road to self-discovery. This is the first novel from the author of Fever Pitch.

Will is thirty-six but acts like a teenager. Single, child-free and still feeling cool, he reads the right magazines, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's also discovered a great way to score with women at single parents' groups, full of available (and grateful) mothers all waiting for Mr Nice Guy. That's where he meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old in the world. Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to Joni Mitchell and Mozart, he looks after his Mum and he's never even owned a pair of trainers. Perhaps if Will can teach Marcus how to be a kid, Marcus can help Will grow up and they can both start to act their age.

From the New York Times bestselling author, the shooting script to his award-winning film, with an original Introduction and vivid stills from the movie. Jenny is a 16-year-old girl stifled by the tedium of adolescence; she can’t wait for her sophisticated adult life to begin. One rainy day her suburban existence is upended by the arrival of David, a much older suitor who introduces her to a glittering new world of concerts, art, smoky bars, urban nightlife, and his glamorous friends, replacing her traditional education with his own version. It could be her awakening or her undoing. This edition of Hornby’s adapted screenplay, which includes stills from the film, is a perfect accompaniment to the highly anticipated movie, which stars Carey Mulligan as Jenny, Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson, Dominic Cooper, and Alfred Molina. It is a must-have for fans of Hornby’s novels, featuring his signature pitch-perfect dialogue, mordant wit, and the resonant humanity of his writing.

"Will Freeman wants an easy life with no responsibilities. But then he meets Marcus, an unusual twelve-year-old boy with serious problems. About a boy is a modern classic, a very funny story about a very serious subject: love. It's also a popular movie starring Hugh Grant."--Back cover

In his monthly accounts of what he's read; along with what he may one day read – Nick Hornby brilliantly explores everything from the classic to the graphic novel, as well as poems, plays, sports books and other kinds of non-fiction. If he occasionally implores a biographer for brevity, or abandons a literary work in favour of an Arsenal match, then all is not lost. His writing, full of all the joy and surprise and despair that books bring him, reveals why we still read, even when there's football on TV, a pram in the hall or a good band playing at our local pub.

'Fever Pitch' is the author's tribute to a lifelong obsession. Part autobiography, part comedy, part analysis of insanity, Hornby's memoir aims to capture the fever pitch of fandom - its agony and ecstasy, its community, its defining role in thousands of young men's coming of age stories.

Roddy Doyle¿s account of the Republic of Ireland¿s triumphant journey through Italia ¿90 is just one of the many first-class pieces in this anthology of original football writing. Contributors include: Roddy Doyle, Harry Pearson, Harry Ritchie, Ed Horton, Olly Wicken, D.J. Taylor, Huw Richards, Nick Hornby, Chris Pierson, Matt Nation, Graham Brack, Don Watson and Giles Smith. ¿A new kind of football writing developed ¿ passionate, disrespectful, self-mocking, yet steeped in personal bias. In book form, young writers such as Nick Hornby and Pete Davies became to the New Football Writing what Tom Wolfe and Hunter S. Thompson had been to the New Journalism¿ Terence Blacker, Sunday Times

Exploring the intriguing parallels between Charles Dickens and Prince, this book delves into the lives of two iconic figures from different eras and backgrounds. Through a blend of admiration, humor, and insight, Nick Hornby examines their artistic brilliance, personal struggles, and social contexts. He highlights how both transformed their respective fields and left lasting legacies, revealing a cosmic connection that transcends race and class. The narrative intertwines their stories, showcasing the humor and tragedy that shaped their contributions to art and society.

Will Freeman wants an easy life with no responsibilities. But then he meets Marcus – an unusual twelve year old boy with serious problems.About a Boy is a modern classic – a very funny story about a very serious subject: love. It’s also a popular movie starring Hugh Grant.

Stuff I've Been Reading by Nick Hornby - the bestselling novelist's rich, witty and inspiring reading diary'Read what you enjoy, not what bores you,' Nick Hornby tells us. And in this new collection of his columns from the Believer magazine he shows us how it's done. From historical tomes to comic books, literary novels to children's stories, political thrillers to travel writing, Stuff I've Been Reading details Nick's thoughts and experiences on books by George Orwell, J.M. Barrie, Muriel Spark, Claire Tomalin, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Jennifer Egan, Ian McEwan, Cormac McCarthy and many, many more. This wonderfully entertaining journey in reading differs from all other reviews or critical appreciations - it takes into account the role that books actually play in our lives.This book, which is classic Hornby, confirms the novelist's status as one of the world's most exciting curators of culture. It will be loved by fans of About a Boy and High Fidelity, as well as readers of Will Self, Zadie Smith, Stewart Lee and Charlie Brooker.

A collection of pieces of memoir by contemporary international writers. Edited by the author of 'IF THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU'.

There is nothing quite so incomprehensible as love: 31 Songs is Nick Hornby's account of a selection of the music that lives deep in his heart and it is beside the point that most of us would make radically different selections. He makes some useful distinctions--these are not songs he loves for their associations so much as particular songs through which he learned more about his capacity for loving songs in general. Along the way, he talks movingly and intelligently about other matters on which those songs impinge--his relationship with his autistic son, his limited but real capacity for spirituality--but the songs rather than Hornby and his life are his real subject. It would be almost impossible to read this book and not get caught up in at least some of Hornby's enthusiasms--where you read thrillers trying not to cheat by looking at the end, here you spend time hoping the discography will be as good as the rest of it, and of course it is. The book is a serious attempt to define what it is about rock and pop that speaks to us in ways other types of music might not; those who either do not share Hornby's tastes or who have more eclectic ones will find it a useful and enlightening explication of what rock and pop do. --Roz Kaveney

In May 2005 Penguin will publish 70 unique titles to celebrate the company's 70th birthday. The titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and will hark back to Penguin founder Allen Lane's vision of good books for all'. trademark wit and poignancy that have made him one of the UK's most popular writers and one written specially for this volume.

Tom and Louise meet in the pub opposite their counsellor's office ten minutes before their session is about to start. Their marriage is in a state of crisis because Louise has been unfaithful, after a long period in which Tom wasn't interested in having sex with her at all. The plan in these ten minutes is to talk about the agenda for the session, what they talked about last week, what they never talk about, and what is wrong with the couple whose counselling slot immediately precedes their own. Frequently they talk about things that are really not important to their difficulties but which animate and provoke them anyway. In this way, we learn about the history and the future of a marriage. Anyone who has ever been in a relationship made more complicated by time, and familiarity, will recognise themselves in this brilliantly funny comedy written by one of our most beloved writers,one who captures relationships like few others.

Twelve of the most successful and popular writers of today - including Helen Fielding, Robert Harris, Zadie Smith, Patrick Marber and Irvine Welsh - have written 6000-word fictional monologues along the lines of Alan Bennett's "Talking Heads".

Annie initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker Crowe, a reclusive Dylanish singer-songwriter, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they've got. What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And a childless woman looks for a change?

The novel explores profound themes of wisdom and human connection, showcasing the author's signature blend of humor and emotional depth. Through richly developed characters, it offers a poignant narrative that resonates with readers, reflecting on life's complexities and the importance of relationships. The storytelling is both heartfelt and insightful, making it a compelling read for fans of the author's previous works.

Among the many things a mother would rather not discover about her teenage son, there is one particularly embarrassing revelation. Lynn receives a video accompanied by a note from a gossiping neighbor, and to her shock, it features her son Mark on the cover. The film has a rather unwholesome title and is rated for adults only. It turns out that Mark has an unexpected hidden talent: he has become a porn star. How does one cope with such news? Lynn must tell her husband Dave, and together they will have to discuss this with their son. Perhaps nothing in their family will ever be the same again. Or will it? Is there a way to approach this situation positively, rather than negatively?

Barbara Parker is Miss Blackpool of 1964, but she doesn't want to be a beauty queen. She wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball. So she leaves Blackpool and her family behind, takes herself off to London, and gets a job behind the cosmetics counter of a Kensington department store, while trying to work out how she can get herself noticed. A chance meeting with an agent results in a new name and an audition for a new BBC comedy series. Sophie Straw's time has come. Funny Girl is the story of a television programme, and the people responsible for it: the writers, Tony and Bill, friends since National Service and comedy obsessives; producer Dennis, Oxbridge- educated, clever, mild and devoted to his team in general and Sophie in particular; and Sophie's good-enough looking co-star Clive, who feels that he's destined for better things. As the 1960s progress, and the British people fall in love with Sophie's sitcom, the pleasures of teamwork begin to wane: nothing can stay good forever, and the mess of real life will always intrude. Nick Hornby's new novel, his first since Juliet, Naked, is about work, popular culture, youth and old age, fame, class and collaboration. It offers a captivating portrait of youthful exuberance and creativity at a time when Britain itself was experiencing one of its most enduring creative bursts.

Not only is Hawk the world's best skater, he's also good to talk to. So I talk to Tony Hawk, and Tony Hawk talks back. Because just when it seemed like everything had come together for me, I had to go and screw it all up. It only took five seconds. But all of me knew. One risk. One mistake and my life would never be the same. Hawk had a few things to say. And a few things to show me. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see your own future?

Luvy and Joseph meet in a butcher's shop in North London, on opposite sides of the counter. She is a teacher and mother of two, who is quite happy to put romance behind her. He is an aspiring music producer who as never been in a serious relationship. Lucy and Joseph are opposites ion almost all ways. Can something life-changing grow from uncommon ground?

According to her own complex moral calculations, Katie Carr has earned her affair. She's a doctor, after all, and doctors are decent people and on top of that, her husband David is the self-styled Angriest Man in Holloway. When David suddenly becomes good however, properly, maddeningly, give-away-all-his-money-good, Katie's sums no longer add up and she is forced to ask herself some very hard questions

Nick Hornby's anthology captures his engaging reflections on a diverse array of topics, from epic cattle drives to chess prodigies and football history. With humor and charm, he shares his reading experiences, discussing books he loved, admired, or couldn’t finish. His unique insights span themes of heartbreak and quantum physics, showcasing his talent as a cultural critic. These columns, written during The Believer's Las Vegas era, highlight Hornby's wit and the joy of reading in all its forms.

Accompanying his first solo exhibition, the London-based artist presents a substantial new body of sculptures exploring portraiture and intimacy in the digital age.

A major monograph on London-born and based sculptor Nick Hornby. Featuring a foreword by Luke Syson, Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; an essay by Dr Hannah Higham, Senior Curator of Collections and Research at the Henry Moore Foundation; and an interview by Dr Helen Pheby, Associate Director, Programme, at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Diese Interpretationshilfe in deutscher Sprache ermöglicht einen leichten Einstieg in die Lektüre und vertieft das Verständnis des Werkes. Sie bietet somit eine optimale Vorbereitung auf Unterricht und Klausuren.Mit Hintergrundinformationen zu Autor und Werk, einer ausführlichen Inhaltsangabe und einer systematischen Interpretation des Romans unter folgenden Gesichtspunkten: Figuren Erzählperspektive und Struktur Sprache, Symbole, zeitgenössische Bezüge Thematik Interpretation von Schlüsselstellen

Ein warmherziges und unterhaltsames Buch über Kunst, Kreativität und die überraschenden Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen dem viktorianischen Romancier Charles Dickens und dem modernen amerikanischen Rockstar Prince. Mit der Bewunderung eines Fans und seinem typischen Humor und Witz zeigt uns Nick Hornby die kuriosen Ähnlichkeiten zwischen zwei auf ihre Art genialen Künstler, die bis heute gelesen oder gehört, bewundert und nachgeahmt werden. Hornby untersucht die persönlichen Tragödien der beiden Ausnahmetalente, ihren sozialen Status und ihre grenzenlose Produktivität und zeigt, wie diese beiden ungleichen Männer aus verschiedenen Jahrhunderten »die Welt erleuchteten«. Dabei schafft er ein anregendes Kaleidoskop über die Kreativität, die Extravaganz, die Disziplin und die Leidenschaft, die es braucht, um große Kunst zu schaffen.

Presents a fictional memoir, the first of an autobiographical trilogy, describing the profound failures of Exley's life -- professional, sexual, and personal. His attempts to find a place for himself in an unaccommodating world take him from the University of Southern California to Chicago -- where he meets the dangerously seductive, lovely Bunny Sue Allorgee -- to New York City's Greenwich Village saloons, and back to Watertown, his hometown in upstate New York, where he spends months on his mother's living room davenport watching television before undergoing shock treatment at Avalon Valley hospital. Between bars, women, and jobs, Exley exercises his obsession with the New York Giants and their great halfback Frank Gifford, until he at last realizes his life's ambition: writing A Fan's Notes

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Lehetnek-e fontos gondolatai egy nagydarab biztonsági őrnek a modern művészetről? Naná, hogy lehetnek. A „CiciKrisztus” hőse bebizonyítja, hogy talán még érzékenyebb műértő is lehet, mint egy híres művész. Nick Hornby leghíresebb elbeszélése a népszerű regényekkel egyenértékű remekmű: sokak kedvence, itt-ott egyetemeken is tanítják – akár mint kiváló novellát, akár mint gondolatébresztő bevezetést a mai képzőművészet megértéséhez. Akárcsak a „CiciKrisztus”, a kötet többi elbeszélése is meghökkentő alapötletre épül, hogy aztán Hornby a rá jellemző romantikus humorral bontsa ki a történetet. Megváltoztathatja-e az ember életét egy megszállott Arsenal-szurkoló? Mit tehet egy szülő, ha valami igazán – igazán? – szégyenletes dolog derül ki a fiáról? Mi lehet fontosabb annál, ha egy kamasz fiú életében először szexelhet? Egyszóval: szex, foci, satöbbi.

Artikelen over voetbal.

Will Freeman, 36 und überzeugter Single, macht die Bekanntschaft des 12jährigen Marcus, der es mit seiner Mutter und in der Schule nicht immer leicht hat.

Nick Hornby schreibt übers Lesen – was kann seinen Lesern Besseres passieren? Bücher, die er gekauft hat, Bücher, die er gelesen hat, Bücher, die er in der Bahn liegen gelassen hat oder die unters Bett gerutscht sind – mit seinem unnachahmlichen Blick für die komischen Seiten des Lesens beweist Nick Hornby, dass man auch als Vater kleiner Kinder die Zeit finden kann, sich in ein Buch zu vertiefen. Man muss nur das Getöse aus dem Zimmer nebenan ignorieren können. Von Patti Smith über Muriel Spark, Dennis Lehane (halb), Michael Ondaatje, John Up-dike bis hin zu Charles Dickens u.v.a.m. reicht die Liste der gelesenen Bücher, von der Liste der bisher noch nicht gelesenen Bücher ganz zu schweigen. Hornby empfiehlt und macht dabei unbändige Lust aufs Lesen. Und beweist ganz nebenbei, dass ernst zu nehmende Literaturkritik auch unterhaltsam und lustig sein kann.

Stellen Sie sich vor, alle Ihre Vergehen stehen in der Zeitung Als Charlie und Elaine sich scheiden lassen, leben sie schon seit Längerem getrennt. Die Scheidung ist also einvernehmlich, so lautet jedenfalls Charlies Auffassung. Dass Elaine das ganz anders sieht und Charlie an allem die Schuld gibt, erfährt er aus der Zeitung, für die Elaine schreibt: In einer wöchentlichen Kolumne zerrt sie jegliches Fehlverhalten ihres Exmannes genüsslich in die Öffentlichkeit. Wie soll Charlie jemals wieder eine Frau kennenlernen, wer will mit einem solchen Fiesling schon zusammen sein? Doch da meldet sich eine Frau, der mit ihrem Exmann Ähnliches widerfährt, und die beiden Geschmähten kommen zusammen … Mit seinem unnachahmlichen Humor, dem Blick für die Absurditäten des Alltags und der liebevollen Beschreibung naiver Loser erzählt Nick Hornby, warum eine Trennung ganz schön gefährlich sein kann.

L'idea di questa antologia, pubblicata come numero unico della rivista di Dave Eggers "McSweeney's", nasce dalla volontà del curatore, Michael Chabon, di ridare dignità e visibilità alle short stories di avventure in cui un tempo si cimentavano autori quali Balzac, Conrad, Henry James ed Edith Wharton. Una raccolta in cui il racconto breve riacquista la sua dimensione più classica, tradizionale e avvincente: quella di narrarre storie avventurose e piene di thrilling. Gli autori chiamati a misurarsi con questa sfida sono tra i più rappresentativi della letteratura angloamericana da Stephen King a Rick Moody, da Michael Crichton a Neil Gaiman, da Elmore Leonard a Nick Hornby per finire con Dave Heggers e Harlan Ellison.

Man muss sich den Leser als glücklichen Menschen vorstellen»Was stellt für jemanden, der berufstätig ist, Kinder hat und auch noch fernsieht, ein … ähem … normales Lesepensum dar?« Fragt Nick Hornby: Autor, Vater und an weitaus mehr interessiert als dem täglichen Fernsehprogramm. Machen wir uns nichts vor: Das Buch buhlt um unsere Aufmerksamkeit und hat dabei starke Gegner. Müssen unsere Körper fit halten. Und die Menschen, mit denen wir unser Leben teilen, wollen unterhalten, umsorgt und ernährt sein. Sorgen, die auch ein Autor kennt, wenn er, wie Nick Hornby, mitten im Leben steht. Er hat keine Zeit, sich vorschreiben zu lassen, was er lesen muss, denn jedes Muss verleitet zum Griff nach der Fernbedienung. Stattdessen schreibt er mitreißend über Literatur, die sein Leben bereichert und verändert hat, und über den Spaß, den Lesen machen kann. Und plötzlich wissen wir, was wir sofort lesen und was wir lieber lassen wollen – und welches Glück es bedeutet, zu lesen, worauf man Lust hat.

»Skurril, tragisch und sehr, sehr komisch« Cosmopolitan Vier Erzählungen von Nick Hornby, in denen umwerfend sympathische und leicht naive Menschen in ziemlich blöde Situationen kommen und versuchen, das Beste daraus zu machen.Eine Mutter erfährt, dass ihr Sohn Pornostar ist, weil eine gemeine Nachbarin ihr die Videokassette in den Briefkasten schmeißt. In Champina, dem kleinsten Land der Welt, wird Stefan gezwungen, in der Nationalelf mitzuspielen, weil es halt nur elf Männer in Champina gibt. Ein unheimlicher Videorekorder sagt die Zukunft voraus, und ein Wachmann in einer Galerie muss auf ein Bild aufpassen, das auf den zweiten Blick provozierende Details preisgibt. Mit einem unbestechlichen Blick für die Schrullen seiner Figuren erzählt Nick Hornby ironische, wahre, aberwitzige Geschichten, die dem Leser auf vergnügliche Weise zeigen, wie unberechenbar das Leben sein kann.

Tarareamos canciones que decimos detestar. Solo nos emocionamos cantando cuando nadie nos ve. Lloramos con baladas de las que nos hemos burlado antes. Mentimos sobre lo que nos gusta para que nos acepten. Y decimos que los demás tienen muy mal gusto. Considerado uno de los mejores ensayos estéticos sobre el gusto musical de la década, «Música de mierda» investiga el mal gusto y la sensiblería musical a partir de una contradicción: ¿por qué la persona que más discos vende es de la que más gente se ríe? Carl Wilson quiso hacer una investigación sobre el éxito de Céline Dion pero se descubrió escribiendo un ensayo maravilloso sobre el amor (a la música), el esnobismo como coraza y la capacidad de emoción en tiempos de cinismo.

Sam vive a North London; sedici anni, gli ormoni impazziti e una passione grande, come tutti i suoi coetanei: lo skateboard. E l'Eroe, il suo Eroe, è Tony Hawk, il più grande skater del mondo. Lui lo adora, ha il suo poster in camera, gli parla, si confronta con lui. E a chi se non al proprio eroe si possono raccontare le paure, le ansie, i problemi? Forse a una mamma come quella di Sam, giovane, carina, comprensiva, che ha conquistato anche gli amici del figlio. Del resto lei è una mamma davvero particolare e molto vicina al figlio, visto che lo ha avuto a sedici anni. E proprio a quella stessa età Sam conosce Alicia, con la quale è amore a prima vista, passione totalizzante e simbiotica come può esserlo solo a quell'età. Ma poi purtroppo, proprio quando - come succede solo a quell'età - il rapporto si sta ormai sfilacciando, Alicia scopre di essere incinta. Terrorizzato dal dover annunciare ai rispettivi genitori la drammatica verità e distrutto dalla visione terribile di un futuro fatto di pannolini e incomprensioni matrimoniali - prospettatagli dal suo idolo che tra le altre mille qualità ha anche quella di farlo "viaggiare" nel futuro - , Sam sceglie la fuga ad Hastings. Ma la sua fuga avrà breve durata.

Swinging London war schon immer die Metropole Europas, ein Schmelztiegel der Kulturen und sozialen Schichten, ein kreatives Powerhaus. Drei hochkarätige Autoren widmen nun ihrer Stadt, dem Leben & lieben und dem donnernden Pulsschlag der 90er Jahre rasante bis ruppige Liebeserklärungen - ein aufregendes Lesevergnügen!

Een man vertelt over zijn passie voor voetbal, met name de Engelse club Arsenal.

Fotbalová horečka: Fotbalová horečka se stala záhy po svém vydání v roce 1992 pro anglické fotbalové fanoušky kultovní knihou. A těm, kdo ještě nefandili, otevřel Hornby oči a poslal je do fronty na lístky. Ale nebyl by to Hornby, aby jeho kniha nebyla zároveň ještě o mnohém jiném. O dospívání malého, rozpolceného, znuděného kluka v mladého muže, o životě na dusném předměstí metropole, o sexu, o smrti. Všechny moje lásky: Pětatřicetiletý Rob unikl z díry na předměstí, kde vyrostl, do centra Londýna. Jak je však možné, že stejně nakonec žije ubohým předměstským životem? Anebo to všechno dělá ta jeho milovaná pop music? Když totiž člověk dvacet let poslouchá od rána do večera písničky o zlomených srdcích, musí to na něm zanechat nějaké následky. Anebo jsou v tom jizvy po prvních láskách? Jak na věc: Marcus je dvanáctiletý kluk, jehož rodiče se rozešli. Jeho máma pořád brečí a to ho začíná děsit. Jeho účes, šaty, které se nenosí, ani záliba v písničkách od Joni Mitchellové mu pozici na nové škole v Londýně nijak neusnadňují. Stává se terčem pozornosti a šikanování. Protože mu okolnosti připletou do cesty šestatřicetiletého Willa Freemana, který ví, jak se děti oblékají a že Kurt Cobain nehrál za Manchester United, proč by toho Marcus nemohl co nejvíc využít?