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The Road to Wellville by T. Coraghessan Boyle | |
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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
5406 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, incon... summary from source:
Biography of T(homas) Coraghessan Boyle
5198 words, approx. 17.3 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 s... summary from source:
 Biography of T. Coraghessan Boyle
4234 words, approx. 14.1 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 sub...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 The Road to Wellville Information
536 words, approx. 2 pages
 The Road to Wellville is a 1993 novel by American author T. Coraghessan Boyle. Set in Battle Creek, Michigan during the early days of breakfast cereals, the story includes a historical fictionalization of John Harvey Kellogg, the inventor of corn...
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 The Review of Contemporary Fiction The Road to Wellville. (book reviews)
06/22/1994: 408 words, approx. 1 pages Set in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1907, Boyle's Road to Wellville focuses on the plights of Will Lightbody and Charlie Ossining. Lightbody is plagued by his rebellious gut and his health-conscious wife, at whose insistence he is treated by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, inventor... summary from source:
The Boston Globe `Road to Wellville' meanders
10/28/1994: 630 words, approx. 2 pages THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE Directed and written by: Alan Parker (novel: T. Coraghessan Boyle) Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Dana Carvey, Michael Lerner, Colm Meaney, Lara Flynn Boyle, Traci Lind Playing at: Nickelodeon, suburbs...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by Craig Seligman
3,170 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following review of The Road to Wellville, Seligman surveys Boyle's career, contending that the novelist's "pyrotechnical exhibitionism" fails to conceal the "black-hearted fatalism" that ultimately renders all his works simplistic.
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Critical Review by Jane Smiley
1,425 words, approx. 5 pages
Smiley is an American educator, novelist, short story writer, nonfiction writer, and critic. In the review below, she discusses The Road to Wellville, focusing on Boyle's characterization as she compares the novel to Boyle's previous works.
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Critical Review by Robert Cohen
1,044 words, approx. 4 pages
Cohen is an American educator, novelist, and short story writer. In the following review, he maintains that, despite Boyle's prodigious comedic gifts, The Road to Wellville proves too shallow and crude to sustain interest.
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The Road to Wellville by T. Coraghessan Boyle | |
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About 77 pages (22,977 words) in 8 products |
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