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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 19:26, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that in his memoir This Boy's Life, Tobias Wolff writes about his childhood misdeeds including stealing and forging checks? Source: "His efforts to escape from his abusive stepfather and ineffectual mother lead Tobias Wolff to lie, cheat, steal, drink, run away and forge checks." – Solomon, Charles, 1990, LA Times [1]
    • ALT1: ... that This Boy's Life, Tobias Wolff's memoir of childhood, was adapted into a film by a screenwriter and director who both personally identified with the subject matter? Source: "Veteran screenwriter Robert Getchell, who adapted Wolff's book, also was surprised how much "This Boy's Life" stirred complicated emotions he'd experienced in his youth as well. ... Michael Caton-Jones found it easy to identify with young Toby Wolff" – Goldstein, Patrick, 1993, LA Times [2]
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bitter Legacy

Created by Siroxo (talk). Self-nominated at 02:49, 30 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/This Boy's Life: A Memoir; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:22, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]