Homework : a memoir / Geoff Dyer.
| Author/creator | Dyer, Geoff author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First American edition. |
| Publication | New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "A memoir by the English author Geoff Dyer, focusing on his childhood years"-- Provided by publisher |
| Abstract | "A portrait of a young boy, who keeps passing exams -- and of a changing England in the 1960s and 1970s. The only child of a dinner lady and a sheet-metal worker, Geoff Dyer grew up in a world shaped by memories of the Depression and the Second World War. But far from being a story of hardship overcome, Homework is a celebration of opportunities afforded by the post-war settlement. It captures his time at primary school -- discovering the tactile delights of airfix, the combative seasons of conkers, and plagues of verrucas at the local swimming baths. Then, at 11 comes the crux, the exam that decided the future of generations of British school kids: splitting them between Secondary Modern and the transformative possibilities of Grammar school. One of the lucky winners, Dyer goes to Grammar school to face the tribulations of teenage sport, gig-going, romantic fumblings, fights (well, getting punched in the face) and other misadventures, where he develops a love of literature (and beer and prog rock). At the threshold of university, Dyer gets his first intimations that a short geographical journey -- just forty miles up the A40 -- might drastically change the trajectory of his life. The story of an eroded but strangely resilient England, Homework traces roots that extend into the deep foundations of British class and society. Dyer carries us back, with characteristic comic affection, to the deep joys and lingering questions of every childhood, and asks what it means to live through an era of intense transformation." -- taken from publisher's website |
| General note | "Originally published in 2025 by Canongate Books Ltd., Great Britain"--Title page verso |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| LCCN | 2024053339 |
| ISBN | 9780374616229 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0374616221 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR6054 .Y43 Z46 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |