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
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It's overly obvious, I suppose, to say that memoir is based on memory—on the emotional life of the narrator. He writes honestly and plainly about his youth – a time of making poor choices and learning from very few of them. This Boy's Life is just that: a boy's life. 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. In This Boy's Life he often uses a group of characters to reveal the “I” to the reader. Granted, it's the story of a broken home, a sympathetic and easily-misled mother, and a rebellious and misdirected adolescent, but it's still just the story of one boy growing up. Wolff pulls together the story of his childhood in a memoir that charms without being charming. I have learned a lot and am still learning, but my touchstone philosophy on writing about my life comes from Tobias Wolff's author's note from This Boy's Life: A Memoir:. Some of the characteristics of memoir include: It's a true story, derived from the memory of the author (bearing in mind that memory can be faulty). Primarily known as a writer of memoirs – most notably This Boy's Life – and short stories, Wolff has also garnered praise for his two novels as well. As Tobias Wolff says in This Boy's Life (taken from Writing Life Stories):. €�I” on the page after years as a fact-obsessed journalist.





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