Thomas Wolfe
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This novel was published posthumously in 1940 after heavy editing by Edward Aswell. Like Wolfe's other works, it is largely autobiographical and provides a glimpse into life in the 1930s. As the sequel to 'The Web and the Rock' (1939), this book continues the story of the main character, George Webber. George has written a successful novel about his family and hometown. When he returns to that town he is shaken by the force of the outrage and hatred...
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The spectacular, history-making first novel about a young man's coming of age by literary legend Thomas Wolfe, first published in 1929 and long considered a classic of twentieth century literature.
A legendary author on par with William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Wolfe published Look Homeward, Angel, his first novel, about a young man's burning desire to leave his small town and tumultuous family in search of a better...
A legendary author on par with William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Wolfe published Look Homeward, Angel, his first novel, about a young man's burning desire to leave his small town and tumultuous family in search of a better...
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This is a powerful semi-autobiographical novel by an authentic man of genius, Thomas Wolfe - about the struggles and triumphs of an aspiring writer named George Webber in the glittering world of New York, about one young man's discovery of life and the world. It follows Webber from humble Southern beginnings to his arrival in The Big City to write. Then he meets Esther Jack, and things go as differently - but wonderfully so - as they possibly could....
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"Thomas Wolfe: The Complete Works" invites readers on an immersive journey through the profound landscapes of one of America's literary giants. This comprehensive collection includes Wolfe's timeless masterpieces, notably "Look Homeward, Angel" and its sequel, "Of Time and the River." Delve into the intricate tapestry of Wolfe's autobiographical storytelling as he unveils the epic odyssey of Eugene Gant, a character deeply entwined with the author's...
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Of Time and the River (subtitled A Legend of Man's Hunger in his Youth) is a 1935 novel by American author Thomas Wolfe. It is a fictionalized autobiography, using the name Eugene Gant for Wolfe's, detailing the protagonist's early and mid-twenties, during which time the character attends Harvard University, moves to New York City and teaches English at a university there, and travels overseas with the character Francis Starwick. Francis Starwick...
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Shortly before his death at a tragically young age, author Thomas Wolfe presented his editor with an epic masterwork that was subsequently published as three separate novels: You Can't Go Home Again, The Hills Beyond, and The Web and the Rock.
The Web and the Root features the three initial sections of the The Web and the Rock, widely considered to be the book's strongest material. A prequel to You Can't Go Home Again, it is the story of George Webber's...
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Letters--mostly of the nuts-and-bolts, practical variety--between Thomas Wolfe and his literary agent, Elizabeth Nowell. Nowell served as Wolfe's editor for many of his short stories, paring them down to make them acceptable to magazines. Oddly enough, his attitude toward her was grateful rather than adversarial, and their deep mutual respect is clearly evident in these letters.Originally published in 1983. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press...
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Estamos en 1904, en la época de la Exposición Universal celebrada en Saint Louis. La familia Wolfe se ha trasladado desde Asheville y ha abierto aquí un pequeño alojamiento para los vecinos de su lejana ciudad natal que visitan la Exposición. Grover Wolfe tiene sólo doce años, pero, según dicen todos, una sensibilidad y una madurez extraordinarias...
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Después de terminar El ángel que nos mira (1929), su primera y aclamada novela, el joven escritor Thomas Wolfe comienza a trabajar en el manuscrito de su segunda gran obra. Lo que el autor, todavía inmaduro, no alcanza a prever es que esa experiencia se va a transformar en una aventura intelectual y emocional que durará más de un lustro. Pronto los poderes del arte se revelarán como fuerzas descomunales que amenazan con destruirlo todo, incluso...
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Esta historia, que empieza y acaba con la mirada afligida de un ángel de mármol, es la historia de Eugene Gant. Al pie de las montañas, en un pequeño pueblo de Carolina del Norte, Eugene crece entre las figuras funerarias que su padre esculpe en el taller cuando está sobrio. Crece a la sombra de su emprendedora madre que, habiendo traído al mundo diez hijos, sueña con subirse al carro de la especulación inmobiliaria. Crece en la guerra de...
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In the summer of 1937, Thomas Wolfe was in the North Carolina mountains revising a piece about a party and subsequent fire at the Park Avenue penthouse apartment of the fictional Esther and Frederick Jack. He wrote to his agent, Elizabeth Nowell, 'I think it is now a single thing, as much a single thing as anything I've ever written.' Abridged and edited versions of the story were published twice, as a novella in Scribner's Monthly (May 1939) and...
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An elaborate and moving coming-of-age story about Eugene Gant, a restless and energetic character whose passion to experience life takes him from his small, rural hometown in North Carolina to Harvard University and the city of Boston. The novel's pattern is artfully simple--a small town, a large family, high school and college--yet the characters are monumental in their graphic individuality and personality.
