T. Coraghessan Boyle (T.C. Boyle, born Thomas John Boyle on December 2, 1948) is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. Since the late '70s, he's published nine novels and more than 60 short stories. He won the Pen/Faulkner award in 1988 for his third novel, World's End, which recounts 300 years in upstate New York. He is married with three children. Since 1986, Boyle has been Professor of English at the University of Southern California. December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is in need of attention. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC), Southern Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ...

Boyle's Life

T. Coraghessan Boyle was born December 2, 1948 as Thomas John Boyle, in Peekskill, New York. He grew up in suburban tract housing and changed his middle name to Coraghessan when he was 17. December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peekskill is a city located in Westchester County, New York. ...

He received a B.A. in English and history from SUNY Potsdam in 1968, after which he taught for four years at the high school in his home town. After being accepted the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1972, he served as fiction editor for the Iowa Review and in 1977 received a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The State University of New York at Potsdam, soemtimes known as SUNY Potsdam, originated in St. ... The University of Iowa is a university in Iowa City, Iowa. ... The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. ...

He received his M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1974 and his Ph.D. degree in 19th-century British literature in 1977. He has been a member of the English Department at the University of Southern California since 1978. MFA is an abbreviation, initialism or acronym for: Master of Fine Arts (most notable usage) Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malta Football Association [1] Music for America [2] Managed Funds Association Multi Fibre Arrangement This is a disambiguation page — a... The University of Iowa is a university in Iowa City, Iowa. ...

Boyle's Writings

Many of Boyle's novels and short stories explore his obsession with the Baby Boom generation, specifically with the generation's appetite, joys, and addictions. His novels include World's End (1987, winner of the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction); The Road to Wellville (1993); and The Tortilla Curtain (1995, winner of France's Prix Medicis Etranger). Boyle is also one of America's most accomplished short story writers and has published several collectionsincluding Descent of Man (1979), Greasy Lake (1985), If the River was Whiskey (1989), and Without a Hero (1994). His short stories have appeared in most of the major American magazines, including The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, The Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, and many other places. A baby boom is any period of greatly increased birth rate within temporal and usually geographical bounds. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted each year on the magazines anniversary. ... An issue of Harpers Magazine from 1905 Another issue, from November 2004 Harpers Magazine (or simply Harpers) is a monthly magazine of politics and culture. ... This article is about the title. ... The Atlantic Monthly (also known as The Atlantic) is an American literary/cultural magazine that was founded in November 1857. ... Playboy is an adult entertainment magazine, or pornography magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ...

Renowned for the thorough research he carries out before actually starting to write a new book, some critics have said that Boyle has given new impetus to the historical novel by spinning bizarre and funny yarns round historical events. For example, Riven Rock, set in 1920s America, is about contemporary treatment for insanity as well as the emerging feminist movement, whereas a later novel, Drop City, is set in 1970 and deals with the hippie movement. An historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the lifetime of the author -- distinguish and contrast the alternate history genre. ... Sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age. ... Insanity (sometimes, madness) is a semi-permanent severe disorder of the mind, typically as a result of mental illness. ... Feminism is a body of social theory and a political movement primarily based on, and motivated by, the experiences of women. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hippie (or sometimes hippy) is a term originally used to describe some of the rebellious youth of the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Short story collections

• Descent of Man (1979)
• Greasy Lake (1985)
• If the River Was Whiskey (1989)
• Without a Hero (1994)
• T.C. Boyle Stories (1998)
• After the Plague (2001)
• Tooth and Claw (2005)

Novels

• Water Music (1982)
• Budding Prospects (1984)
• World's End (1987)
• East Is East (1990)
• The Road to Wellville (1993)
• The Tortilla Curtain (1995)
• Riven Rock (1998)
• A Friend of the Earth (2000)
• Drop City (2003)
• The Inner Circle (2004)

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External links

• The T. Coraghessan Boyle Research Center (http://www.tcboyle.net/) (in English, French, German, and Dutch).
• 1985 audio interview of T. Coraghessan Boyle, RealAudio (http://wiredforbooks.org/coraghessanboyle/)
• Interview with 3:AM Magazine (http://www.3ammagazine.com/litarchives/2003/jun/interview_tc_boyle.html)