by Tobias Wolff · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420427850
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«Vida de este chico» is Tobias Wolff's autobiographical memoir, published by Alfaguara in paperback (344 pages, in Spanish).
Tobias Wolff recalls his childhood and adolescence in 1950s America, when he and his mother crossed the country after his parents' divorce. The boy, who calls himself Jack in homage to Jack London, grows up amid moves, friendships, and conflicts with a violent stepfather, while seeking his place in the world.
Work originally published in 1989 as «This Boy's Life: A Memoir»; this Spanish edition is from 1994. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Ambassador Book Award.
A read for those who enjoy literary memoirs and coming-of-age stories set in 1950s America.
Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff is an American short story writer, memoirist, novelist, and teacher of creative writing. He is known for his memoirs, particularly This Boy's Life (1989) and In Pharaoh's Army (1994). He has written four short story collections and two novels including The Barracks Thief (1984), which won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Wolff received a National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in September 2015.
