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A Fan's Notes (Paperback)
by Frederick Exley (Author)

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Paperback: 396 pages
Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press; New Ed edition (3 Jun 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0224059319
ISBN-13: 978-0224059312

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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 504,071 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Frederick Exley recounts his life as the son of a hero-worshipped high school athlete who is doomed to be a spectator not only of sports, but of life. From irresponsible drifter, to dreamer of impossible dreams, to drunkard, to frequent patient at an asylum, Exley carried baggage from his childhood through much of his adult life, never feeling he could escape the dark cloud of expectation that hung over him. When Frank Gifford, former New York Giants backfield star, is injured, Exley is jolted into painful realisations about his life and a confession.

Synopsis
The narrator of this tale is the ultimate unreconstructed male. his primary concerns are booze, sex and the New York Giants. But things go very wrong for him - he drinks too much, he's impotent, and the Giants start to lose. So we follow his trail, through failed marriages, to mental hospital.