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  2. The Last Days of Roger Federer

The Last Days of Roger Federer

- And Other Endings
Af: Geoff Dyer Engelsk Hardback

The Last Days of Roger Federer

- And Other Endings
Af: Geoff Dyer Engelsk Hardback
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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

''Quite possibly the best living writer in Britain'' Daily Telegraph

Much attention has been paid to so-called late style - but what about last style? When does last begin? How early is late? When does the end set in?

In this endlessly stimulating investigation, Geoff Dyer sets his own encounter with late middle age against the last days and last achievements of writers, painters, athletes and musicians who''ve mattered to him throughout his life. With a playful charm and penetrating intelligence, he examines Friedrich Nietzsche''s breakdown in Turin, Bob Dylan''s reinventions of old songs, J.M.W. Turner''s paintings of abstracted light, John Coltrane''s cosmic melodies, Jean Rhys''s return from the dead (while still alive) and Beethoven''s final quartets - and considers the intensifications and modifications of experience that come when an ending is within sight. Oh, and there''s stuff about Roger Federer and tennis too.

This book on last things - written while life as we know it seemed to be coming to an end - is also about how to go on living with art and beauty, on the entrancing effect and sudden illumination that an Art Pepper solo or an Annie Dillard reflection can engender in even the most jaded sensibilities. Blending criticism, memoir and repartee into something entirely new, The Last Days of Roger Federer is a summation of Dyer''s passions and the perfect introduction to his sly and joyous work.

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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

''Quite possibly the best living writer in Britain'' Daily Telegraph

Much attention has been paid to so-called late style - but what about last style? When does last begin? How early is late? When does the end set in?

In this endlessly stimulating investigation, Geoff Dyer sets his own encounter with late middle age against the last days and last achievements of writers, painters, athletes and musicians who''ve mattered to him throughout his life. With a playful charm and penetrating intelligence, he examines Friedrich Nietzsche''s breakdown in Turin, Bob Dylan''s reinventions of old songs, J.M.W. Turner''s paintings of abstracted light, John Coltrane''s cosmic melodies, Jean Rhys''s return from the dead (while still alive) and Beethoven''s final quartets - and considers the intensifications and modifications of experience that come when an ending is within sight. Oh, and there''s stuff about Roger Federer and tennis too.

This book on last things - written while life as we know it seemed to be coming to an end - is also about how to go on living with art and beauty, on the entrancing effect and sudden illumination that an Art Pepper solo or an Annie Dillard reflection can engender in even the most jaded sensibilities. Blending criticism, memoir and repartee into something entirely new, The Last Days of Roger Federer is a summation of Dyer''s passions and the perfect introduction to his sly and joyous work.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781838855741
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1838855742
Kategori: Forside
Udg. Dato: 9 jun 2022
Længde: 37mm
Bredde: 240mm
Højde: 163mm
Forlag: Canongate Books
Oplagsdato: 9 jun 2022
Forfatter(e): Geoff Dyer
Forfatter(e) Geoff Dyer

Kategori Forside

ISBN-13 9781838855741

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 37mm

Bredde 240mm

Højde 163mm

Udg. Dato 9 jun 2022

Oplagsdato 9 jun 2022

Forlag Canongate Books

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