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Writer TOBIAS WOLFF
In 1989, Terry talked with Tobias Wolff.
The memoir was adapted into a movie starring Robert DeNiro and Ellen Barkin.
Tobias Wolff served in Vietnam.
Tobias Wolff later worked as a reporter for The Washington Post.
Tobias Wolff has written two highly regarded collections of short stories.
The memoir covers Tobias Wolff's upbringing in a working‑class town in Washington State in the late 1950s.
Writer TOBIAS WOLFF. Terry talked with him in 1989 after the release of his acclaimed memoir, "This Boy's Life" about his unhappy upbringing in a working-class town in Washington State in the late 1950s. The book has been adapted for screen; there's now a movie version starring, Robert DeNiro, and Ellen Barkin. WOLFF, who served in Vietnam, later worked as a reporter for The Washington Post, and has also written two highly regarded collections of short stories. (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 1
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