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David Peace - Red or Dead (2nd Hand Hardback)

David Peace - Red or Dead (2nd Hand Hardback)

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Synopsis

In 1959, Liverpool Football Club were in the Second Division. Liverpool Football Club had never won the FA Cup. Fifteen seasons later, Liverpool Football Club had won three League titles, two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup. Liverpool Football Club had become the most consistently successful team in England.

And the most passionately supported club. Their manager was revered as a god. Destined for immortality. Their manager was Bill Shankly. His job was his life. His life was football. His football a form of socialism. Bill Shankly inspired people. Bill Shankly transformed people, the players and the supporters. His legacy would reverberate through the ages.

In 1974, Liverpool Football Club and Bill Shankly stood on the verge of even greater success. In England and in Europe. But in 1974, Bill Shankly shocked Liverpool and football. Bill Shankly resigned. Bill Shankly retired.

Red or Dead is the story of the rise of Liverpool Football Club and Bill Shankly. And the story of the retirement of Bill Shankly. Of one man and his work. And of the man after that work. A man in two halves. Home and away. Red or dead.

Details
  • Format : Thick 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
  • Condition : Very Good
  • Category : Non-Fiction - Autobiography & Biography
  • Published : 2013 (Faber & Faber - 1st Edition, 1st Printing)
  • ISBN : 9780571280650
  • SKU : B002490
  • PPC : SP1100gm
  • RRP : £20.00
  • Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews

"Both epic in scale and meticulous in its attention to detail." - Esquire.

"Red Or Dead is a masterpiece. David Peace already has a considerable reputation but this massive, painstaking account of the career of Bill Shankly towers above his previous work." - Observer.

"The writing is honed, sculpted, poetic . . . Peace has built what is a worthy monument to a figure light years removed from the megabucks and hype of today's football. It doesn't matter if you don't follow the game, this is also a profound investigation of the tension between aspiration and the constraints of time, the very essence of the human condition." - Metro.

The Author

David Peace is an English writer. Best known for his UK-set books Red Riding Quartet, GB84, The Damned Utd, and Red or Dead, Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in their 2003 list.