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This Boy's Life: A Memoir

by Tobias Wolff

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Publisher Comments:

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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This unforgettable, bestselling memoir by a gifted writer introduces the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. A "New York Times" Notable Book of ther Year.
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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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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
Copyright:
2000
Edition Description:
Grove Press
Series Volume:
no. 155
Publication Date:
January 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.30x5.50x.81 in. .62 lbs.
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