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This Boy's Life

byTobias Wolff

Who is this book for? Readers interested in personal memoirs and coming-of-age stories.

Topics Family dynamicsComing of agePersonal growthParental influenceIdentity formationResilienceMother-son relationshipSelf-discoveryEmotional strugglesLife transitionsIdentityFamilySurvival

MoodReflective

ViolenceMild

The author of "The Barracks Thief" and "Hunters in the Snow" recreates his boyhood experiences, relating how he and his mother travelled throughout the United States, and tracing his experiences and changes from young boy to manhood against the background of a violent and wildly optimistic America.

Language

Published on

17/09/1999

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780747546016

Price Comparison

waterstones

Paperback

14.99 £

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