description: Author most recently of a stunningly clear-eyed memoir, This Boy's Life, Tobias Wolff's new collection of short stories maintains a similar steady gaze on his fictional creations. The author steels himself with a fine sense of irony and an awareness of moral ambiguity against the unjust suffering that is part of life. Wolff is a master at building tension, as in his description of the machinery threatening the little boy in the title story, or of a father's observing a dog attack his son in "Chain." His naturalistic, powerfully written stories explore the human response to the random and unexpected blows of fate.
language: English
title: Night in Question
titlecomplete: Night in Question
genres: Short Stories, American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Adult Fiction, Literature, Classics, The United States Of America, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 5890
publisher: Random House Value Publishing