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T. Coraghessan Boyle | | Birth Date: |
December 2, 1948 | | Place of Birth: |
Peekskill, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
Writer |
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 Biography of T(homas) Coraghessan Boyle
5,406 words, approx. 18 pages
 Much of the appeal of T. Coraghessan Boyle's novels and stories is in his creation of outrageous characters, bizarre situations, and deliberately inflated comparisons. Hip, erudite, and audacious, his fiction is widely praised for its black comedy,... summary from source:
Biography of T(homas) Coraghessan Boyle
5,198 words, approx. 17 pages
Since 1979 T. Coraghessan Boyle has wondered, sometimes with a strong hint of the irony that pervades most of his fiction, why he has not become as popular a writer as John Irving, John Updike, or even Stephen King. Critics and readers have praised his... summary from source:
 Biography of T. Coraghessan Boyle
4,234 words, approx. 14 pages
Known for his blend of black humor and slightly off-kilter characters, T. Coraghessan Boyle has garnered a reputation for inserting verbal pyrotechnics and a bizarre mix of subjects in his novels and story collections. Boyle finds humor and pathos in... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 T. Coraghessan Boyle Information
1,015 words, approx. 3 pages
 T. Coraghessan Boyle (also known as T.C. Boyle, born Thomas John Boyle on December 2, 1948) is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. Since the late 1970s, he has published eleven novels and more than 60 short stories. He won the PEN/Faulkner award in...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by David Stanton
2,065 words, approx. 7 pages
In the following excerpt from an essay based on an interview with Boyle, Stanton discusses Boyle's education and provides an overview of his career up to the publication of East Is East.
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Critical Review by Gail Godwin
1,534 words, approx. 5 pages
Godwin is an American novelist, short story writer, and critic. In the following review, she praises Boyle's "virtuoso language" and "cross-cultural insights" in East Is East.
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Elizabeth Benedict
1,313 words, approx. 4 pages
Benedict is an American novelist, short story writer, and critic. In the following review of If the River Was Whiskey, she praises Boyle's humorous, satiric treatment of contemporary society as entertaining but finds his somber stories more rewarding.
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