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Homework: A Memoir

‘Moving, atmospheric, truthful, perceptive and hilariously funny – I loved it: a piece of our English history, the story of a vanished time, which feels close at hand but thoroughly […] The post Homework: A Memoir first appeared on Geoff Dyer.

The Last Days of Roger Federer

In this ingeniously structured meditation, Geoff Dyer sets his own encounter with late middle age against the last days and last works of writers, painters, musicians, and sports stars. The Last Days of Roger Federer is a summation of Dyer’s passions, and the perfect introduction to his sly and joyous work. The post The Last Days of Roger Federer first appeared on Geoff Dyer.

The Last Days of Roger Federer

"A masterful, beautiful, reluctantly moving book — that is, moving despite its subject being naturally moving, courting no pathos, shrewd and frank — and Dyer’s best in some time. Indeed, one of his best, period." LA Times In this beguiling meditation, Geoff Dyer sets his own encounter with late middle age against the last days and last works of writers, painters, footballers, musicians, and tennis stars. The Last Days of Roger Federer is a summation of Dyer’s passions, and the perfect introduction to his sly and joyous work. The post The Last Days of Roger Federer first appeared on Geoff Dyer

See/Saw: Looking at Photographs 2010-2020

This tour de force of visual scrutiny and stylistic flair gathers Geoff Dyer's lively, engaged criticism over the course of a decade. The post See/Saw: Looking at Photographs 2010-2020 first appeared on Geoff Dyer.

See/Saw: Looking at Photographs 2010-2020

This tour de force of visual scrutiny and stylistic flair gathers Geoff Dyer’s lively, engaged criticism over the course of a decade. The post See/Saw: Looking at Photographs 2010-2020 first appeared on Geoff Dyer.

The Bad Side of Books: Selected Essays of D. H. Lawrence

A brilliantly varied new selection of D. H. Lawrence's essays, chosen and introduced by Geoff Dyer The post The Bad Side of Books: Selected Essays of D. H. Lawrence first appeared on Geoff Dyer.

Life with a Capital L: D. H. Lawrence

A brilliantly varied new selection of D. H. Lawrence's essays, chosen and introduced by Geoff Dyer The post Life with a Capital L: D. H. Lawrence first appeared on Geoff Dyer.

Broadsword Calling Danny Boy: On Where Eagles Dare

‘Geoff Dyer’s funniest book yet. Who else would work in Martha Gellhorn on the first page of a book on the film Where Eagles Dare?’ Michael Ondaatje The post Broadsword Calling Danny Boy: On Where Eagles Dare first appeared on Geoff Dyer.

Broadsword Calling Danny Boy: On Where Eagles Dare

'Geoff Dyer's funniest book yet. Who else would work in Martha Gellhorn on the first page of a book on the film Where Eagles Dare?' Michael Ondaatje The post Broadsword Calling Danny Boy: On Where Eagles Dare first appeared on Geoff Dyer.

The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand

“This handsome collection amounts to an extensive tour of Winogrand’s photographs conducted by a savvy, observant, and highly entertaining guide. No longer still, Winogrand’s images are animated here by the turns and jumps of Geoff Dyer’s lively commentary.” Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States The post The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand first appeared on Geoff Dyer.