Among the Fans: From the Ashes to the arrows, a year of watching the watchers - Rilegato

Collins, Patrick

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1408130416 ISBN 13: 9781408130414

Casa editrice: Wisden, 2011

Riassunto

There was once a time, not so long ago, where our sporting heroes were treated with veneration. Players were players and their watchers were passive. Heroes lived on pedestals - they weren't public property.

This book explores the many ways this dynamic has changed over the years. From the Barmy Army's loud but loyal support of the England cricket team to the jeers that greeted our returning footballers after the World Cup, the relationship between athlete and fan is now quite dramatically different.

With his usual gentle wit and subtle intelligence, renowned sports writer Patrick Collins records one year spent observing a range of different sports and their many and varied fans. From a county cricket match at Canterbury - a place that resists change - to a corporate box at Wembley - watch them eat! see them drink! - from dog racing to swimming galas, this is a wonderful and humorous look at the world of sports - and the fans who make it all possible.

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Recensione:

'a masterful piece of writing' (The Telegraph (August 2011))

'an entertaining perambulation by a man who can be gentle and affectionate... and who notices things' (Guardian, 03.09.11)

Descrizione del libro:

The relationship between athlete and fan is dramatically different these days - no longer the silent, distant veneration of yesteryear. Patrick Collins records a year spent observing a variety of sports and their fans and gives us a wonderfully wry, intelligent view of the modern sporting world.

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• Editore: Wisden
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1408130416
• ISBN 13: 9781408130414
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224