Person: Geoff Dyer

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Book review: Memoir rich in literary allusion, social mobility, and so much more

'Homework' is an account of Geoff Dyer’s upbringing in Cheltenham in the 1960s and ‘70s, a world he evokes in gloriously minute, Proustian detail

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Our contributor Alan O’Riordan selects his entertainment highlights of the year

Alan O’Riordan looks back at his highlights of the year.

Fri, 27 Dec, 2019

Camus provided share of sporting existential angst

Last week was the centenary of the birth of Albert Camus. The great man grew up to become the second-youngest winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1957 (can you guess the youngest?) for works such as The Outsider and The Myth of Sisyphus.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2013

Amusing musings

Working the Room

Sat, 18 Dec, 2010

Potter shortlisted for adult fiction award

JK Rowling’s fifth Harry Potter book has been shortlisted for the adult fiction prize at this year’s WHSmith Book Awards.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2004