This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff

This Boy's Life: A Memoir



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Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 9780802136688
Format: pdf
Page: 304


8) Wolff is not only a fiction writer, but a pioneer in the field of memoir, applying techniques of storytelling to nonfiction. Or, in the case of our children, not publishing what is damaging to them. LDN: THE LIARS CLUB by Mary Karr; all the small pieces of memoir in TEACHING A STONE TO TALK by Annie Dillard; THIS BOY'S LIFE by Tobias Wolff. Some, like This Boy's Life, read like novels, with very little Voice of Experience or “story” in Gornick's sense. One of the first, Tobias Wolff in This Boy's Life (1989) told his bleak story about trying to grow up, raised by a single mom and an absentee dad. Read the disclaimer at the start of *This Boy's Life. In '67 Whiskey', a compelling new fictional memoir by David Martinez, the author's own experiences prove that those who serve are still only human. Oh heck, once I start this list it's hard to stop. Memoirs vary greatly in how much reflection they have. A disclaimer at the beginning ought to cover it, but really, readers of memoir ought to know better. In fact, this is exactly the type of story that started the Memoir Revolution. Memoir remains one of the most popular and compelling categories of writing today.





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