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Also Known As	Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff
Born	June 19, 1945 (age 81) • Birmingham • Alabama
Awards And Honors	National Medal of Arts (2015) • O. Henry Award (1985) • PEN/Faulkner Award (1985) • O. Henry Award (1981) • O. Henry Award (1980)
Notable Works	“Old School” • “The Barracks Thief”

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