This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff

This Boy's Life: A Memoir



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


A disclaimer at the beginning ought to cover it, but really, readers of memoir ought to know better. It is no wonder, then, that at the end of This Boy's Life, the memoir form fails to give absolution, fails to really eradicate the narrative unreliability that has led Toby (and the reader) to this end-point. This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. I was surprised at how good that novel was because Wolff (if he is known — and more people should read him) is better known for his short stories and this memoir. Memoirs vary greatly in how much reflection they have. Author Tobias Wolff, whose memoir This Boy's Life was turned into the 1993 film of the same name, will give a reading at Bryn Mawr College on Wednesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. I recommend heartily several men's memoirs, including the classic This Boy's Life and Frank McCourt's books. One of my favorites is John Lanchester's Family Romance: A Love Story. Back Cover: This unforgettable memoir of boyhood in the 1950s, a true modern classic, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling. So I finally pulled This Boy's Life off the shelf. Or, in the case of our children, not publishing what is damaging to them. They don't even necessarily have to be true. Some, like This Boy's Life, read like novels, with very little Voice of Experience or “story” in Gornick's sense. By that I mean exactly how many times Wolff used his “creative license. My main concern about Tobias Wolff's memoir This Boy's Life is how much of the memoir is actually true. Read the disclaimer at the start of *This Boy's Life.





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