Tobias Wolff
He was born in Birmingham.
Also recorded as Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff
Tobias Wolff
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- Born
- 1945. · Birmingham.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- novelist, writer, autobiographer, screenwriter, university teacher, academic and docent.
- Fields
- literature, short story, novel and autobiography.
- Education
- Stanford University and Hertford College.
- Known for
- Old School and This Boy's Life.
- Honours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship and PEN/Malamud Award.
- Languages
- English.
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Tobias Wolff studied at Stanford University and Hertford College. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is literature, short story and novel. Guy de Maupassant is recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are Syracuse and Stanford. Employment is recorded with Syracuse University and Stanford University. Works named in the authority record are Old School and This Boy's Life.
Tobias Wolff worked in literature, short story, novel and autobiography. He was employed by Syracuse University and Stanford University. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Letters and Stanford University English Department. He worked at Syracuse and Stanford.
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Tobias Wolff born at Birmingham.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Catholicism. Recorded as novelist, writer, autobiographer, screenwriter and university teacher.
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