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Homework: A Memoir
By (author) Geoff Dyer
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WINNER OF THE 2026 TLS ACKERLEY PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY Born in 1958, the only child of a dinner lady and a sheet-metal worker, Geoff Dyer grew up in a world shaped by the Second World War. It was a time of Airfix models and wargames, conkers and frugality: having splurged on a mono record player, Geoff's dad discovers it's a portal to endless expenditure and funding for records is abruptly withdrawn. But far from being a story of hardship overcome, Homework is a celebration of opportunities afforded to Dyer's generation. A grammar-school education leads to books, prog rock (on a new stereo), girls, beer and, eventually, a place at Oxford. In Homework, Dyer returns to his early life and asks what it means to live through an era of complex social transformation.
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Publisher | Canongate Books
Published date | 21 May 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 304
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 212g
ISBN | 978-1-8372-6201-4
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / personal memoirs
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