A Book of Two Halves: Football Short Stories [Paperback]

Nicholas Royle (Editor), Irvine Welsh (Contributor), Geoff Nicholson (Contributor), Iain Sinclair (Contributor), John Hegley (Contributor), Maureen Freely (Contributor), Geoff Dyer (Contributor)

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Publication Date: October 1, 2001

This is a collection of 23 football stories, including stories by Irvine Welsh, Iain Sinclair, Glyn Maxwell, Geoff Nicholson, Kim Newman, and Liz Jensen. It also includes poems about football by John Hegley. The plots involve a riotous Hibernian Saturday night and a hazardous visit to White Hart Lane.

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"'A Book of Two Halves stands out as one of the most incisive and witty books on the game to come out in the last few years...a collection of quality tales about life's highs and lows inspired by the game we love' 90 Minutes; 'Reading A Book of Two Halves is like going to watch Newcastle when you're used to Northampton Town. The boy Royle done good' Andrew Shields, Time Out; 'Praise be, through its sheer versatility of attack, A Book of Two Halves succeeds in challenging the wearisome New Lad orthodoxy of so much current soccer discourse' NME"

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Phoenix (October 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0753812509
ISBN-13: 978-0753812501
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces

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This review is from: A Book of Two Halves: New Football Short Stories (Paperback)

Awesome collection of 25 short stories and essays about soccer. My favorites were Stephen Baxter's "Clods," Tim Pears' "Ebony International" Nicholas Lezards' "The Beautiful Game," Steve Grant's "Casuals," Geoff Nicholson's "The Winning Side," Mark Morris's "The Shirt," and Mark Timlin's "Wonder Boy." That said, almost every story has something worthwhile about it, and for a soccer fan, this is a must read.

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Chelsea lose two-nil at home to Portsmouth, and you want to go home and bury an axe in your face. Read the first page

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Cup Final, Keith Randle, Mick Carpenter, Manchester United, Coventry City, Gavin Mate, Isle St-George, Jimmy Hill, Brent Croft, Dietmar Bruck, Premier League, Jimmy West, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Darren Jackson, George Webb, Match of the Day, Roy Stokes, Tim Lawler, Charlie George, Christopher Fowler, Crystal Palace, Doctor Amarosa, East Stand, John Harrison

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This book cites 44 books:

World Cup (Cricket World Cup) by Peter Baxter on page 47, and page 159
Lights Out for the Territory by Iain Sinclair on page 158
Straw Men by Martin J. Smith on page 224
Matter of the Heart Pb by Nicholas Royle in Front Matter
The Paper Eater by Liz Jensen on page 231

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