The Night in Question, Tobias Wolff
The Night in Question, Tobias Wolff
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The Night in Question

Author: Tobias Wolff

Narrator: Anthony Heald

Unabridged: 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2013

Synopsis

A story of siblings and faith from short-story master Tobias WolffFrances has always been protective of her younger brother Frank. The children of a brutal father and a sick, defenseless mother, Frances fought to keep her brother safe. And throughout all of his adult failings—from drug addiction to near-fatal car crashes—she has stood by his side.Now Frank has found religion. Standing in his crisp white shirt and restrictive tie, he's eager to recount last Sunday's sermon to his older sister. As the sermon unfolds, the father must make a terrible choice—one that cuts deep for Frances. Can she and her brother withstand these new challenges?

About Tobias Wolff

Tobias Wolff is the author of several previous books and the editor of a growing list of anthologies. He has received numerous awards, among them the PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in the art of the short story. He lives in Northern California and teaches English and creative writing at Stanford University.

About Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald, an Audie Award–winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television’s Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. He has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narrations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glenn on July 31, 2020

I was familiar with some of these stories from magazines, anthologies like The Best American Short Stories series, and The New Yorker podcast. And I’m a big fan of The Vintage Book Of American Short Stories, which Tobias Wolff edited and which contains some of the best short fiction from the past h......more

Goodreads review by Charlie on May 02, 2019

I've always loved Tobias Wolff's writing but this is the first book of his short stories I've read. These stories pack an enormous punch, full of damaged people and screwed-up families, and horrendous situations that people make worse through selfish and self-righteous actions. Wolff has an incredib......more

Goodreads review by Maciek on February 15, 2014

I liked this collection - the first one I've read by Tobias Wolff, a writer that I always meant to read but somehow never did. Wolff is mainly a short story author, which is a declining profession in this day and age - instead of being published in various magazines as they were ages ago, short stor......more

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