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T. C. Boyle

T. C. Boyle. Info . Born December 2, 1948 in Peekskill, New York. This small town is often fictionalized in his work as Peterskill. Originally wanted to be a music major. Began reading outside of class and became a major of English and history. Info Continued.

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T. C. Boyle

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  1. T. C. Boyle

  2. Info • Born December 2, 1948 in Peekskill, New York. • This small town is often fictionalized in his work as Peterskill. • Originally wanted to be a music major. • Began reading outside of class and became a major of English and history.

  3. Info Continued • Took a creative writing course and realized this was something that he “could do”. • Began teaching after college to avoid being drafted into Vietnam. • Published a short story in North American Review and applied to the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. Here he studied with John Irving and John Cheever. • Has earned both a MFA and a Ph.D. • Works every day from 9am to 1pm.

  4. Quotes • "Art bailed me out ... it sounds corny but there's a power in it that I would never give up. There's a light that fills you when you're writing; there's a magic.” • "Good literature is a living, brilliant, great thing that speaks to you on an individual and personal level.” • “Stories are the foundation and backbone of my life.”

  5. Written Works • Descent of a Man • Water Music • The Tortilla Curtain • The Road to Wellville • The Human Fly and Other Stories • Talk Talk • Boyle has won several O. Henry Awards as well as other distinguished literary awards.

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