This Boy's Life

by Tobias Wolff

Published 1 December 1988
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.

In Pharaoh's Army

by Tobias Wolff

Published 4 October 1994
The follow-up to the author's memoir "This Boy's Life" which describes his experiences during the Vietnam War. As a young officer serving in the Mekong Delta, he ricocheted between boredom, terror and grief for lost friends. Tobias Wolff is the author of "Hunters in the Snow".