In this reflection on childhood and coming-of-age in postwar Britain, Geoff Dyer's sharp, funny, erudite voice is as brilliantly clear as ever.
Synopsis
In Homework, Geoff Dyer reflects on his childhood and what it means to come of age in England in the 60s and 70s, in a country shaped by the aftermath of the Second World War but accelerating towards change.
He was born in Cheltenham in the late fifties, the only child of a dinner lady and a planning engineer. Raised in a working-class area, Geoff and his mates found much joy recreating battles with their beloved Tommy guns, kicking a beachball around until its untimely death, and collecting anything and everything they could find; football cards, conkers and Action Man figures. When Geoff passes his 11-plus exams he gets in to a Cheltenham Grammar School, a school which drastically changes the trajectory of his life.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- ISBN: 9781837261987
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 30 mm
- Weight: 486g
- Languages: English
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