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This Boy's Life: A Memoir

by Tobias Wolff

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This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby and his mother are constantly on the move, yet they develop an extraordinarily close, almost telepathic relationship. As Toby fights for identity and self-respect against the unrelenting hostility of a new stepfather, his experiences are at once poignant and comical, and Wolff does a masterful job of re-creating the frustrations and cruelties of adolescence. His various schemes — running away to Alaska, forging checks, and stealing cars — lead eventually to an act of outrageous self-invention that releases him into a new world of possibility.

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About the Author

Tobias Wolff is the author of two highly acclaimed collections of short stories and a short novel, The Barracks Thief, which won the 1985 PEN/Faulkner Award. He lives with his family in upstate New York and teaches at Syracuse University.

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smilesndeed, March 31, 2012 (view all comments by smilesndeed)
Well written and very much worth the cost.
Wolff is able to deliver here with a gritty, honest, powerful and at times funny tale. It would be a great first novel to read from this author

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780802136688

Subtitle:

A Memoir

Author:

Wolff, Tobias

Publisher:

Grove Press

Location:

New York

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Biography

Subject:

20th century

Subject:

Parental Memoirs

Subject:

Authors, American

Subject:

BIO026000

Subject:

Authors, American -- 20th century.

Subject:

Wolff, Tobias - Childhood and youth

Subject:

Childhood Memoir

Subject:

Biography-Childhood Memoir

Copyright:

2000

Edition Description:

Grove Press

Series Volume:

no. 155

Publication Date:

20000131

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Pages:

304

Dimensions:

8.25 x 5.5 in 9.5 oz

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