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| Name: |
Tobias Wolff | | Birth Date: |
June 19, 1945 | | Place of Birth: |
Birmingham, Alabama | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
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Biography of Tobias (Jonathan Ansell) Wolff
6,056 words, approx. 20 pages
 Tobias Wolff provided a definition of the guiding principles behind his own stories in explaining his choices of the works of others for Matters of Life and Death (1983), the anthology of contemporary short fiction he edited: "They [these writers]...
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Biography of Tobias Wolff
3,141 words, approx. 11 pages
 "I was a liar myself when I was a kid. I'm still a liar, really, and I don't mean just in terms of telling stories and being a story writer. I wouldn't ever want to be held to a literal version of the facts when I tell people a story," Tobias Wolff...


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Tobias Wolff Quotes
14 words, approx. 1 pages
 We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Tobias Wolff Information
1,182 words, approx. 4 pages
 Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff (born June 19, 1945, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. He is best known for his short stories and his memoirs, although he has written two novels (most recently Old...




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 Minnesota Monthly
Tobias Wolff Tells All
01/01/2005: 592 words, approx. 2 pages Well, maybe not all. But the award-winning author is coming to town this month for a not-to-be-missed Talking Volumes conversation. Tobias Wolff knows how to tell stories that resonate and leave you wanting more. The award-winning author is well known for his book-turned-movic...
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 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Tobias Wolff moving in with the masters
12/01/1996: 634 words, approx. 2 pages The Night in Question. By Tobias Wolff. Knopf. 206 pages. $23. Reading other writers' short stories these days, Tobias Wolff must feel like the man who can't find his car in the mall parking lot at Christmas time: Suddenly all of the...
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 AP News
Short stories honored by Updike, others
4/12/2007: 552 words, approx. 2 pages Cynthia Ozick stood before a full house of literary fans, her white hair shining as she assessed an art form that could be likened to an old, but vital patriarch _ rich, historic and, the author feared, increasingly neglected.The short story."In serious mainstream magazines nowadays,...
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 AP News
Jury: Author defrauded movie company
6/22/2007: 480 words, approx. 2 pages A woman who used the alter ego of a nonexistent male prostitute to pen an autobiographical novel defrauded a production company that wanted to make a film about her life, a jury decided Friday.The Manhattan federal jury awarded the production company $116,500 after deliberating for...




Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by James Hannah
18,898 words, approx. 63 pages
 In the following essay, Hannah reviews each of the ten stories in Back in the World and compares the collection to In the Garden of the North American Martyrs. Hannah concludes that, while the two share some subject matter and style, Back in the World is notably less optimistic about the possibility of improving one's situation in life.
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Critical Essay by James Hannah
18,885 words, approx. 63 pages
 In the following essay, Hannah examines the ten stories in Back in the World and compares the collection to In the Garden of the North American Martyrs, concluding that, while the two share some subject matter and style, Back in the World is notably less optimistic about the possibility of improving one's situation.
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Critical Essay by James Hannah
18,008 words, approx. 60 pages
 In the following essay, Hannah studies the twelve stories included in In the Garden of the North American Martyrs, focusing on how each reflects themes about changing one's life for the better.
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Contrast of Antagonists in "Goodbye, My Brother" and "Powder"
2,291 words, approx. 8 pages
 An essay about characterization, comparing approaches by John Cheever in his short story "Goodbye, My Brother" and Tobias Wolff in his short story "Powder." Both authors create their respective fictional personages through first-person narration, which lead one to conclude in each story that the reasoning for the antagonist's actions is misunderstood by the antagonist's family.


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