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Working the Room

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Working the Room

By Geoff Dyer

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About the book

Alive with insight, wit and Dyer's characteristic irreverence, this collection of essays offers a guide around the cultural maze, mapping a route through the worlds of literature, art, photography and music. Besides exploring what it is that makes great art great, Working the Room ventures into more personal territory with extensive autobiographical pieces - 'On Being an Only Child', 'Sacked' and 'Reader's Block', among other gems. Dyer's breadth of vision and generosity of spirit combine to for...Show more

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9781782115113

Publisher

Canongate Books Ltd

Published year

2015

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1

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Working the Room

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Paperback

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