'One of the greatest football novels ever written and a comic masterpiece' DJ Taylor' DJ Taylor
'But is this story believable? Ah, it all depends upon whether you want it to believe it.' J.L. Carr
In their new all-buttercup-yellow-stripe, Steeple Sinderby Wanderers, who usually feel lucky when their pitch is above water-level, are England's most obscure team. This uncategorizable, surreal and extremely funny novel is the story of how they start the season by ravaging the Fenland League and end it by going all the way to Wembley.
Told through unreliable recollection, florid local newspaper coverage and bizarre committee minutes, How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup is both entertaining and moving. There will never be players again like Alex Slingsby, Sid 'the Shooting Star' Swift and the immortal milkman-turned-goalkeeper, Monkey Tonks.
| ISBN: | 9780241252345 |
| Publication date: | 7th April 2016 |
| Author: | J L Carr |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Association football (Soccer) |
'One of the greatest football novels ever written and a comic masterpiece' DJ Taylor' DJ Taylor
'But is this story believable? Ah, it all depends upon whether you want it to believe it.' J.L. Carr
In their new all-buttercup-yellow-stripe, Steeple Sinderby Wanderers, who usually feel lucky when their pitch is above water-level, are England's most obscure team. This uncategorizable, surreal and extremely funny novel is the story of how they start the season by ravaging the Fenland League and end it by going all the way to Wembley.
Told through unreliable recollection, florid local newspaper coverage and bizarre committee minutes, How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup is both entertaining and moving. There will never be players again like Alex Slingsby, Sid 'the Shooting Star' Swift and the immortal milkman-turned-goalkeeper, Monkey Tonks.
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Association football (Soccer)
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup is available in Paperback
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup was written by J L Carr and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup has 144 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Classics series
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