City Arts & LecturesMaster short story writer meets master interviewer when Wolff and Krasny (of KQED's Forum) take the stage at the Herbst. Wolff's "This Boy's Life" remains a classic in the annals of memoir, just as his short story, "Bullet in the Brain," sets a standard for economy and ruthlessness. Liam Passmore The 30th Annual Cultural Studies Literary Events Series. Michael Krasny, host of KQED's Forum, talks about faith with novelist Tobias Wolff.
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It's like spelunking, with a light on your hat. … You’re descending into dark and unknown territory and you can never see very far ahead.
–Me, quoted on Salon.com, December 16th...
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Who wants to read yet another novel about a teenage boy … who feels awkward and out of place at a New England prep school? Then again, you know you’re in the hands of a great...
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Born in Alabama in 1945, Tobias Wolff traveled the country with his peripatetic mother, finally settling in Washington State, where he grew up. As a scholarship student, he attended the Hill School in Pennsylvania until he was expelled for repeated failures...
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