On Endings

The problem of endings is particularly acute for a master of digression. In The Last Days of Roger Federer, Geoff Dyer’s own encounter with the existential drama of late middle age is set against the late work of great artists – 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’s retirement.

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Geoff Dyer is the award-winning author of Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, three previous novels and fourteen nonfiction books. His work has been translated into 24 languages. He is the Writer-in-Residence at the University of Southern California. Hi latest book is The Last Days of Roger Federer.

Jonathan Green has been an editor, writer, commentator and broadcaster in a 40-year career. He left The Age in 2006 to edit Crikey. After three years there, he moved to the ABC as founding editor of ABC Online’s The Drum. He was editor of Meanjin from 2015 to 2022. He now presents Blueprint for Living on ABC Radio National and the ABC podcast Return Ticket. He is the author of Around Australia In 80 Days and The Year My Politics Broke.

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