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]...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
