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Geoff Dyer on DH Lawrence

Geoff Dyer retraces a pilgrimage to New Mexico, where DH Lawrence鈥檚 ashes may or may not have been built into a shrine near Taos, as requested by his estranged wife Frieda.

Five writers go on five reflective, restorative and often playful journeys in search of the final resting places of their literary heroes.

In this final essay of the series, Geoff Dyer retraces a pilgrimage to New Mexico, where DH Lawrence鈥檚 ashes were supposedly built into a concrete shrine near Taos at the request of his estranged wife Frieda. But were they actually his ashes?

Dyer is a multi-award winning novelist and non-fiction writer. His many books include Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D.H. Lawrence, and his latest The Last Days of Roger Federer: And Other Endings, which was published in 2022.

Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

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Fri 9 Jun 2023 22:45

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