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Homework

A Memoir
By Geoff Dyer
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'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 gone. What a story. What a great story' TESSA HADLEY In Homework, Geoff Dyer reflects on... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Homework

Dyer's first memoir recollects his childhood and coming of age in postwar Britain

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'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 gone. What a story. What a great story' TESSA HADLEY

In Homework, Geoff Dyer reflects on his childhood and what it means to come of age in England in the 60s and 70s, in a country shaped by the aftermath of the Second World War but accelerating towards change.

He was born in Cheltenham in the late fifties, the only child of a dinner lady and a planning engineer. Raised in a working-class area, Geoff and his mates found much joy recreating battles with their beloved Tommy guns, kicking a beachball around until its untimely death, and collecting anything and everything they could find; football cards, conkers and Action Man figures.

When Geoff passes his 11-plus exams, he gets into a Cheltenham Grammar School, a school which drastically changes the trajectory of his life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837261987

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Illustration: B&W photos/images throughout

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 159.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 486g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Geoff Dyer is an award-winning author of four novels and numerous non-fiction books, including Out of Sheer Rage, Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It, Zona and, most recently, The Last Days of Roger Federer. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, Dyer lives in Los Angeles, where he is Writer in Residence at the University of Southern California. His books have been translated into twenty-four languages.

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