Wolff’s protagonist, Anders, is a jaded literary critic who spends his time in line offering tart, flippant commentary about the people around him. Spanning a mere two pages, the story takes place at a bank on what appears to be an ordinary day. One of my favorite New Yorker fiction pieces is Wolff’s short story “ Bullet in the Brain,” published in 1995. Much of Wolff’s work is characterized by intricate shifts in tone and the exploration of enigmatic moral dilemmas. He has also published eleven books, including “ Old School” and “ This Boy’s Life,” which was adapted into a film starring Robert De Niro, in 1993. In addition to his fiction, he has written about the novelist Denis Johnson, crises of faith, and the legacy of racism. In an interview in 2004, the short-story writer Tobias Wolff said, of the act of writing, “Every time you do it, you’re stepping off into darkness and hoping for some light.” Since 1995, Wolff has contributed eighteen pieces to The New Yorker.
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