Fan Diary

Author: Liu Qi
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Publish Date: 1998-10-01
Features: Liu Qi, a writer who has lived in the United States, has selected pieces about football from his many years of diaries. He appropriately accompanies them with humorous short essays for explanation, self-deprecation, and irony. The time span covers from childhood to middle age, from being a youth laborer to a graduate student, and from China to abroad. The temporal and spatial scope is vast, with a unique format and exquisite language. Instead of writing about "main events," he focuses on recording interesting anecdotes. It is the only football book in China that takes humor as its focus. Whether readers understand football or not, they will all find unexpected joy in it.