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Danny Rhodes

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Idioma: inglés

Editorial: Arcadia Books, 2014

190980780X / 9781909807808

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362 pages. In 1989, eighteen-year-old John Finch spends his Saturdays following Nottingh am Forest F. C. up and down the country and the rest of the week trudging the st reets of his hometown as a postal worker. 2004 sees Finch teaching in a secondar y school, delaying the inevitable onslaught of parenthood. Fan glides between 19 89 and 2004, leading inexorably towards the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough, t he worst sporting disaster in British history, and the true impact of that tragi c day. A book of personal and collective tragedy; it's about growing up and not growing up, about manhood and about what makes a man, and above all, about footb all's role in reflecting a society that is never more than a stone's throw away from the shattering point. In spare, atmospheric prose, Rhodes alternates betwee n past and present, between home and away, exploring the neglect that led to the tragedy, the massive cultural changes that followed, and the lure of soccer, cr owds, and violence for aimless young men. An affecting novel, one that is as d ark and haunting as its subject.--Booklist Editorial Reviews Review In spare, atmospheric prose, Rhodes alternates between past and present, between home and away, exploring the neglect that led to the tragedy, the massive cultural change s that followed, and the lure of soccer, crowds, and violence for aimless young men. An affecting novel, one that is as dark and haunting as its subject. --Bo oklist About the Author Danny Rhodes grew up in Grantham, Lincolnshire before moving to Kent in 1994 to attend university in Canterbury. He has lived in the c athedral city ever since. After a number of his short stories appeared in magazi nes on both sides of the Atlantic his debut novel, Asboville, was published in O.…

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Título
Fan
Autor
Danny Rhodes
Editorial
Arcadia Books
Año de publicación
2014
Estado
Very Good
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
190980780X
ISBN 13
9781909807808
Dimensiones
13.3cm x 2.5cm x 21.6cm
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Fiction

Book Express (NZ)

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