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Tobias Wolff

Born

in Birmingham, Alabama, The United States

June 19, 1945

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction

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Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff is a writer of fiction and nonfiction.

He is best known for his short stories and his memoirs, although he has written two novels.

Wolff is the Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University, where he has taught classes in English and creative writing since 1997. He also served as the director of the Creative Writing Program at Stanford from 2000 to 2002.

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Tobias Wolff’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 81,731 ratings · 7,111 reviews · 152 distinct works • Similar authors

	This Boy's Life 3.97 avg rating — 30,303 ratings — published 1989 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old School 3.84 avg rating — 13,799 ratings — published 2003 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night in Question 4.16 avg rating — 5,936 ratings — published 1995 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War 4.10 avg rating — 3,508 ratings — published 1994 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Garden of the North American Martyrs 4.12 avg rating — 2,726 ratings — published 1981 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories 4.14 avg rating — 2,680 ratings — published 2008 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Barrack's Thief 3.84 avg rating — 1,907 ratings — published 1986 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories 4.10 avg rating — 1,381 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Back in the World: Stories 4.07 avg rating — 1,241 ratings — published 1985 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bullet in the Brain 3.84 avg rating — 876 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Tobias Wolff (?)

“We are made to persist.
that's how we find out who we are.”
― Tobias Wolff

tags: persistence, trial

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“Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.”
― Tobias Wolff, This Boy's Life

tags: political, power, rebels, tyrants

146 likes

“A piece of writing is a dangerous thing," he said. "It can change your life.”
― Tobias Wolff

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January 2024 Short Story/Novella Poll

Behind a Mask, Or, a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott

70 votes, 30.3%

The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster

51 votes, 22.1%

My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather

49 votes, 21.2%

The Wonderful O by James Thurber

22 votes, 9.5%

Stirrings Still by Samuel Beckett

21 votes, 9.1%

The Barracks Thief by Tobias Wolff

14 votes, 6.1%

In the Middle of the Fields Title story by Mary Josephine Lavin

4 votes, 1.7%

231 total votes

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