S5 Ep48: Geoff Dyer, non-fiction writer and novelist

Geoff 'genre-defying' Dyer, whose career moves between fiction, non-fiction and a grey area in between, joins me this week from California. Geoff published his first book in 1986 and is highly prolific. Some of his best-known works include Out of Sheer Rage ; Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi ; and Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It . Last year he published his most recent book, The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings – a meditation on getting older and how a career can be brought to an elegant close. In this conversation, recorded in January, he tells me how he developed his highly distinctive authorial voice; what he believes to be the perfect writing acoustic; why he's disgusted by Moleskine notebooks, and lots, lots more. Browse Geoff's books in the In Writing bookshop: This season of In Writing is sponsored by Curtis Brown Creative. Use code INWRITING20 for £20 off one of their four, five, six, or ten-week online writing courses. Visit curtisbrowncreative.co.uk to find out more.

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S5 Ep48: Geoff Dyer, non-fiction writer and novelist is an episode from In Writing with Hattie Crisell.

This episode is 58:59 long.

This episode was published on Mar 31, 2023.

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