AWW23: On Endings - Geoff Dyer

Published: March 27, 2023, 12:55 a.m.

Chair: Jonathan Green

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The problem of endings is particularly acute for a master of digression. In\xa0The Last Days of Roger Federer, Geoff Dyer\u2019s own encounter with the existential drama of late middle age is set against the late work of great artists \u2013 from Bob Dylan to John Coltrane, Annie Dillard to Giorgio de Chirico. In conversation with Jonathan Green, Dyer talks about final chapters, twilight achievements, a little about tennis and why he had to complete his latest book before Roger Federer\u2019s retirement.

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Event details: Wed 08 Mar, 3:45pm on the East Stage