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on a mono record player, Geoff's dad discovers it's a portal to endless expenditure and funding for records is abruptly withdrawn.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.
| ISBN: | 9781837262014 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2026 |
| Author: | Geoff Dyer |
| Publisher: | Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 285 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Social classes |
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on a mono record player, Geoff's dad discovers it's a portal to endless expenditure and funding for records is abruptly withdrawn.
Homework features in the following genres: Memoirs, Social classes
Paperback, Hardback. £10.79, down from the £11.99 cover price. In Stock.
Homework was written by Geoff Dyer and published by Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books
Homework has 285 pages
£10.79, reduced from £11.99. In Stock.