[3] Wolff had a unique and expressive literary style full of patterns, and unexpected twists and turns.

Though his themes are universal, his style and work are full of references to aspects of Chilean culture.

Wolff's work gravitates towards social neo-realism in which he portrays the seemingly complex behavior and conflicts between individual as ultimately yielding to forces in their environment.

He writes about the human condition the destructive nature of social forces which at times blends with magical realism that allows situations to alternate between reality and fantasy.

In one of his most famous works, Pareja de trapos (Pair of rags), the two protagonists represent the pride and prejudice of the aristocracy and the opportunism of the middle classes which in order to climb proves itself capable of anything, including immoral or criminal acts.