Chair: Jonathan Green

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.

Event details: Wed 08 Mar, 3:45pm on the East Stage