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My Take
Geoff Dyer is a writer I love for his refusal to stay in any lane. Born in Cheltenham in 1958, he moves between fiction and nonfiction with a freedom most authors never risk, and the breadth of his honors, from the Somerset Maugham Award to the Wodehouse Prize and a Royal Society of Literature fellowship, proves it works. His jazz book But Beautiful is a small marvel, criticism that reads like a novel. I am drawn to writers who follow their own curiosity rather than a brand, and Dyer is the rare intellectual who genuinely cannot be pinned down.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Geoff Dyer
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフ・ダイヤー
- Reading
- じぇふ・だいやー
- Born
- June 5, 1958 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
- Origin
- Cheltenham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / journalist / author / music journalist / novelist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Corpus Christi College
Awards & achievements
- 1992 Somerset Maugham Award
- 2009 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
- 2006 E. M. Forster Award
- 2015 Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes
- 2005 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- 2006 Infinity Awards
- 2014 honorary member
- 2011 National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://geoffdyer.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff%20Dyer
Frequently asked questions
When was Geoff Dyer born?
Born June 5, 1958 (age 68).
Where is Geoff Dyer from?
Geoff Dyer is from Cheltenham, United Kingdom.
What does Geoff Dyer do?
Geoff Dyer works as writer, journalist, author, music journalist, novelist.
What is Geoff Dyer known for?
Notable works include But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.