Homework: A Memoir by Geoff Dyer

A coming of age in post war England memoir by the author of Zona and Out of Sheer Rage.

While the timeline stretches from first memories and a working class childhood all the way to acceptance into, and the start of his life at, Oxford, this is primarily a look at boyhood. Born and raised in Cheltenham in 1958, a nostalgic look back could easily be overly sweet, but Dyer is far too sharp and incisive to fall into that trap.

Kirkus Review sums it up well: “An enfant terrible reflects on his not-so-terrible enfance.” Dyer’s writing has always inspired fierce devotion; while those readers will enjoy this, it will also please those unfamiliar with his work that enjoy memoirs, coming of age stories, and have an interest in post-war Britain.

Adult Non-Fiction pr8021946