Boyle, T. Coraghessan

BIOGHIST REQUIRED T. Coraghessen Boyle (born Thomas John Boyle) is an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in Peekskill New York in 1948. He attended the State University of New York, Potsdam for his undergraduate education, and continued his formal education at the University of Iowa where he earned an M.F.A. (1974) and a Ph.D. (1977). He published his first book, a collection of short stories entitled Descent of Man, in 1979 and won a PEN/Faulkner Award in 1988 for his novel World's End. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2009. He continues to write novels and short stories, and is a Professor of English at the University of Southern California.

From the guide to the T. Coraghessen Boyle Papers, 1983-1985., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)

T. Coraghessen Boyle (born Thomas John Boyle) is an American novelist and short story writer. He was born in Peekskill New York in 1948. He attended the State University of New York, Potsdam for his undergraduate education, and continued his formal education at the University of Iowa where he earned an M.F.A. (1974) and a Ph.D. (1977). He published his first book, a collection of short stories entitled Descent of Man, in 1979 and won a PEN/Faulkner Award in 1988 for his novel World's End. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2009. He continues to write novels and short stories, and is a Professor of English at the University of Southern California.

From the description of T. Coraghessen Boyle papers 1983-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 722761379