Thomas Wolfe

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Arizona

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 life, in 1929. It gave the world proof of his genius and launched a powerful legacy.

The novel follows the trajectory of Eugene Gant, a brilliant and restless young man whose wanderlust and passion shape his adolescent years in rural North Carolina. Wolfe said that Look Homeward, Angel is "a book made out of my life," and his largely autobiographical story about the quest for a greater intellectual life has resonated with and influenced generations of readers, including some of today's most important novelists. Rich with lyrical prose and vivid characterizations, this twentieth-century American classic will capture the hearts and imaginations of every reader.

Look Homeward, Angel

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Florida

Look Homeward, Angelis an elaborate and movingcoming-of-age story about Eugene Gant, a restless andenergetic character whose passion to experience life takes himfrom his small, rural hometown in North Carolina toHarvard University and the city of Boston. The novel'spattern is artfully simple -- a small town, a large family,high school and college -- yet the characters aremonumental in their graphic individualityand personality.Through his rich, ornate prose, Wolfe evokes theextraordinarily vivid family of the Gants, and withequal detail, the remarkable peculiarities of small-townlife and the pain and upheaval of a boy who must leaveboth. A classic work of American literature, LookHomeward, Angel is a passionate, stirring, andunforgettable novel.

A large family with a great appetite for living is dominated by the father until an older son, Gant, is able to free himself

Category - Fiction / Family & Relationships

Format - Paperback

Condition - Excellent

Listed - 9 months ago

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Ships From - Arizona

Est. Publication Date - Oct 2006

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