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Background and education

Geoff Dyer did his schooling at Cheltenham and went on to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he obtained a Bachelor's in English literature. However, in his essay On the Roof he states that while living on the dole in Brixton in the early 80's, his 'quality of study was much higher' than at Oxford. ^[1]

Personal life

Dyer currently resides in London. He grew up in Cheltenham, where his father worked as a sheet-metal worker and his mother worked as a 'dinner lady' in his school, serving lunches to school children. In his writings Dyer often describes himself as a 'scholarship boy.' He obtained a scholarship to study English at Oxford. He is married to Rebecca Wilson, head of development at the Saatchi Gallery. ^[2]

Railways Infobox

Park Fees for Visitors

As of October 2009, the following fees are being charged to the visitors of the park

• Entrance to the National Park: Rs 20 per person. (Private vehicles also have to pay a comparable fee)
• The Tiger and Lion safari: Rs 30 per person. (For a 20 minute ride in a park bus)
• Van Rani - The narrow gauge train: Rs 15 for adults, Rs 7 for children below 12 years of age. (20 minutes round trip)

Select awards and honors

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• Fellow,
  Royal Geographic Society
  in Britain
• Thomas Cook Travel Book Prize
• 1983: Nominee, American Book Award for The Mosquito Coast
• 1981: Nominee, American Book Award for The Old Patagonian Express
• 1978: Whitbread Prize for Best Novel for Picture Palace
• 1977:
  American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
  award for literature