A contemporary American author of straight fiction and historical fiction. It's pronounced "cor-AG-hessen" and was an adopted name he took from a distant Irish ancestor in order to stand out ("Tom Boyle" just ain't all that interesting). Member of the English department at the University of Southern California. Has written the following novels:
Also the author of many short stories collected in the following:
A mildly popular author, his books are generally well reviewed if not best sellers. The Road to Wellville was made into a mediocre movie in 1994.
More info @ http://www.tcboyle.com/