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Tobias Wolff Discusses Writing, Forged Letters, and His Novel Old School in 2003 Interview

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Summary

An interview with acclaimed author Tobias Wolff, conducted in the summer of 2003 at his home in northern California. Wolff discusses his recently completed novel Old School, reflects on his time as a student at the Hill School where he forged recommendation letters, and shares insights into his writing process and literary career. The interview covers his formative experiences, his approach to fiction, and the craft of writing.

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All I need is a window not to write.

To get in, he forged his own letters of recommendation; two years later, he was asked to leave—for failing math and other crimes, among them 'eating potato chips while leaning.'

He had just returned from ten months in Rome, where he finished work on his eighth book, Old School.

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“All I need is a window not to write.”

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