Thomas Wolfe: When Do the Atrocities Begin?

“No other Wolfe scholar has collected and presented this depth of information about his last years, whether the subject is health, finances, associates, location, movement, or work.” —James W. Clark Jr., North Carolina State University

In 1937, after years of living alone in New York City, a manic-depressive Thomas Wolfe returned to his family and his native Asheville, North Carolina, a city he had both ridiculed and brought notoriety to through his novel, Look Homeward, Angel, eight years ...