Geoff Dyer (1) (1958–)

Author of Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi

For other authors named Geoff Dyer, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Geoff Dyer was born in Cheltenham in 1958. He currently lives in London.

Image credit: Author Geoff Dyer at the 2015 Texas Book Festival. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44646842

Works by Geoff Dyer

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Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (2009) 704 copies

Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It (2003) 640 copies

But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz (1991) — Author — 599 copies

Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D. H. Lawrence (1997) 598 copies

The ongoing moment (2005) 481 copies

Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room (2011) 304 copies

The Missing of the Somme (1994) 292 copies

Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews (2011) 259 copies

Paris Trance (1998) 241 copies

White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World (2016) 221 copies

Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (2014) 152 copies

The Colour of Memory (1989) 143 copies

Working the Room: Essays and Reviews: 1999-2010 (2010) 107 copies

The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings (2022) 101 copies

The Search (1993) 95 copies

'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy': Watching 'Where Eagles Dare' (2018) 83 copies

From Here to There: Alec Soth's America (2010) 68 copies

Anglo-English Attitudes (1999) 64 copies

See/Saw: Looking at Photographs (2021) 60 copies

Where You Are: A Collection of Maps That Will Leave You Feeling Completely Lost (2013) 55 copies

The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand (2018) 45 copies

Ways of Telling: Work of John Berger (1986) 22 copies

Committed: Men Tell Stories of Love, Commitment, and Marriage (2005) — Contributor — 21 copies

The Believer, Issue 74: September 2010 (2010) 13 copies

Philip-Lorca diCorcia (2013) 8 copies

Dayanita Singh: Go Away Closer (2013) 8 copies

Richard Wentworth, Eugene Atget (2001) 8 copies

Dark City (2015) — Foreword — 8 copies

An-My Lê: Events Ashore (2014) 7 copies

How to write fiction: A Guardian masterclass (Guardian Shorts) 4 copies

Jacob Holdt's America: Faith, Hope and Love (2010) 3 copies

Poles Apart (in the New Yorker) 1 copy

1%: Privilege in a Time of Global Inequality (2016) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Lady Chatterley's Lover (1960) — Introduction, some editions — 13,618 copies

Sons and Lovers (1913) — Introduction, some editions — 9,495 copies

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey through Yugoslavia (1941) — Introduction, some editions — 1,696 copies

1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die (2006) — Preface, some editions — 489 copies

Vivian Maier: Street Photographer (2012) — Foreword, some editions — 409 copies

The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New (2016) — Introduction, some editions — 366 copies

Pages from the Goncourt Journal (1962) — Foreword, some editions — 332 copies

Mortification: Writers' Stories of Their Public Shame (2003) — Contributor — 280 copies

The Best American Travel Writing 2003 (2003) — Contributor — 179 copies

The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup (2006) — Contributor — 158 copies

Granta 80: The Group (2002) — Contributor — 146 copies

Granta 79: Celebrity (2002) — Contributor — 144 copies

Four Letter Word: New Love Letters (2007) — Contributor — 136 copies

Granta 93: God's Own Countries (2006) — Contributor — 135 copies

Granta 91: Wish You Were Here (2005) — Contributor — 134 copies

The Bad Side of Books: Selected Essays of D.H. Lawrence (2019) — Editor — 110 copies

Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers! Writers on Comics (2004) — Contributor — 106 copies

The Dylan Companion: A Collection of Essential Writing About Bob Dylan (1990) — Contributor, some editions — 96 copies

Ox-Tales: Fire (2009) — Contributor — 81 copies

McSweeney's Issue 44 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) (2013) — Contributor — 48 copies

A Book of Two Halves: New Football Short Stories (1996) — Contributor — 30 copies

Granta 159: What Do You See? (2022) — Contributor — 28 copies

Tom Hunter: The Way Home (2003) — Afterword — 21 copies

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Birthdate: 1958-06-05
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Places of residence: Los Angeles, California, USA
Education: Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Relationships: Wilson, Rebecca (spouse)

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Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS… by Geoff Dyer

This book is a delight. I've never read Geoff Dyer but I'm looking forward to his other books. Don't quite know how to explain it--sort of Everyman goes on an aircraft carrier. Funny and informative. Deeply moving in parts. I loved it. It's kind of nice to read something by someone who likes Americans, I know this was written a few years ago so I hope he hasn't changed his mind. Also, there is a picture of him in the book and on the jacket cover but for some reason I saw and heard him in my mind as John Oliver. It sort of made the book even more fun.… (more)

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dhenn31 | 6 other reviews | Jan 24, 2024 |

'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy': Watching 'Where… by Geoff Dyer

Affectionate musings from the rich-musing Geoff Dyer about “Where Eagles Dare”, a spectacular and dramatic film from the peak of the World War II movie genre. It doesn’t sound like the film was very highly valued by many of those involved, but Dyer loves it. He also feels the need to justify his liking and defend the movie from the assumed art-house sensibilities of his highbrow readership. Fair enough, there’s nothing wrong with an enjoyable romp, which is also the right categorisation of this short book. Analysis is thin here, nostalgia thick. The film itself evidently anticipates Tarantino’s horrible fantasy in fitting the war to its own preferred storylines rather than sticking to history or plausibility.… (more)

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eglinton | 3 other reviews | Dec 31, 2023 |

Last Days of Roger Federer by Geoff Dyer

Self-indulgent, discursive, but also witty, introspective, and honest. You either like it or you don't, and I did. He jumps from topic to topic with each paragraph, but faithfully returns to the theme he's exploring, which is "endings". That could be the end of an era, a relationship, a movement, a career, a life. I didn't like every part of it, but I liked it as a whole.

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adamhindman | 3 other reviews | Dec 11, 2023 |