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Rugby League football in an industrial northern city is a life of grime, mud, sweat and intrigue. The story follows the fortunes of the hero Arthur Machin, from the day of his inclusion in the local team to the match when he first feels age creeping up on him.

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戴维·斯托里(David Storey, 1933— )是在60年代涌现出来的英国作家。长篇小说《如此运动生涯》(This Sporting Life, 1960)便是他的成名作。小说出版后,曾获麦克米兰奖,并被改编为电影。