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About Geoff Dyer
English author
Geoff Dyer is an English author. He is known for novels and non-fiction books, and his work has received literary awards. In 2005, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His writing spans fiction and nonfiction, and he has built a varied body of work across both forms. He is known for prose that moves between literary reflection and wider cultural observation.
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