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T. Coraghessan Boyle

T. Coraghessan Boyle (T.C. Boyle, born Thomas John Boyle on December 2, 1948) is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. Born in Peekskill, New York, he later settled down near Santa Barbara, California. He is married with three children. Since 1986, Boyle has been Professor of English at the University of Southern California.

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)

Novels

Renowned for the thorough research he carries out before actually starting to write a new book, 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.


  time setting historical personage in the novel
World's End (1987) late 17th century, 1949 and 1968 Northern Westchester County near Peekskill, New York
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Water Music (1982) 1795 London, Scotland, and Africa (source of the Niger) Mungo Park
The Road to Wellville (1993) 1907 Battle Creek, Michigan John Harvey Kellogg
Riven Rock (1998) 1905-1925 Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California Stanley McCormick , Katharine McCormick
The Inner Circle (2004) 1950s United States of America Alfred Kinsey
Drop City (2003) 1970 California, Alaska
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Budding Prospects (1984) 1980s California
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East Is East (1990) 1980s Georgia (American South)
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The Tortilla Curtain (1995) 1990s Southern California
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A Friend of the Earth (2000) 2025 United States of America
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Each of the 16 books is introduced by the author himself at http://www.tcboyle.com/public_htm/books.html.

External link

  • The T. Coraghessan Boyle Research Center http://www.tcboyle.net/ (in English, French, German, and Dutch).




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