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This Boy's Life : A Memoir
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4 out of 5
Based on 29,266 Ratings and 1,937 Reviews

Book Description
Fiction writer Tobias Wolff electrified critics with his scarifying 1989 memoir, which many deemed as notable for its artful structure and finely wrought prose as for the events it describes. The story is pretty grim: Teenaged Wolff moves with his divorced mother from Florida to Utah to Washington State to escape her violent boyfriend. When she remarries, Wolff finds himself in a bitter battle of ... More
Book Information
PublisherPerennial (HarperCollins)
BindingPaperback (26 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100060975423
ISBN-13978-0060975425
Publication Date12/01/1992
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About Tobias Wolff (Author) : Tobias Wolff is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Tobias Wolff include This Boy's Life: A Memoir.
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