Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life. Illustrated

by Thomas Wolfe

Overview

Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe is a powerful coming-of-age novel that explores the life, struggles, and inner world of Eugene Gant, a young man growing up in the fictional Southern town of Altamont, which closely resembles Wolfe’s hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. Through Eugene’s journey, Wolfe creates a vibrant portrait of family tensions, personal ambitions, and the unrelenting search for identity and meaning. The novel immerses readers in Eugene’s complex family dynamics, particularly his relationships with his loving but overbearing mother and his father, a troubled yet passionate stonecutter. Wolfe’s prose is lyrical and expansive, capturing Eugene’s intense emotional experiences and his yearning for freedom and self-understanding in a small town that often feels confining. The story, infused with Wolfe's reflections on beauty, mortality, and the struggles of human existence, resonates deeply as Eugene wrestles with his ambitions and dreams against the backdrop of a rapidly changing America. Look Homeward, Angel is considered a landmark in American literature for its autobiographical depth, lush language, and its introspective exploration of human experience. Illustrated to enhance Wolfe’s richly descriptive narrative, this edition brings additional life to the timeless story of youth, family, and the universal quest for belonging and purpose.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786178492458
Publisher:	Andrii Ponomarenko
Publication date:	12/17/2024
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	965
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

A larger than life figure -- like his contemporary, Ernest Hemingway -- Thomas Wolfe embodied a particularly American vision of the restless and eager writer, taking in the totality of his life experience and turning it into a gigantic, unwieldy vision in prose. With the publication of his semiautobiographical Look Homeward, Angel in 1929, Wolfe announced his dramatic entrance on the stage of modern fiction; but an early death made his exit sadly premature.

Date of Birth:

October 3, 1900

Date of Death:

September 15, 1938

Place of Birth:

Asheville, North Carolina

Place of Death:

Baltimore, Maryland

Education:

B.A., University of North Carolina, 1920; M.A., Harvard University, 1922; further graduate study, 1923