Short-story writer and memoirist Tobias Wolff, a guest of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Lecture Room 2 of UI Van Allen Hall. The reading is free and open to the public.
Described as a writer of dazzling emotional range and absolute authority, Wolff is one of the nation's preeminent fiction writers. His "Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories" -- featuring 10 new stories as well as several of his recognized classics of the genre -- will become available March 25.
Wolff, who also has worked as an editor and journalist, is known particularly as a master of the short-story form as well as for his memoirs. "This Boy's Life" describes his turbulent childhood, and the National Book Award nominee "In Pharaoh's Army" is an account of his tour of duty as an officer in the Vietnam War.
His most recent novel is "Old School," published in 2003, a book that a Publishers Weekly review described as "a delicate, pointed meditation on the treacherous charms of art." Critic Keir Graff wrote for Booklist, "His storytelling is economical, his prose is elegant, and his meditations are utterly timeless. Some readers may wish to turn from the last page to the first and begin again."
For UI arts information and calendar updates, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/artsiowa.
STORY SOURCE: University of Iowa Arts Center Relations, 300 Plaza Centre One, Suite 351, Iowa City, IA 52242-2500.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment