Finalist for the 2026 Midwest Book AwardIn the mid-1920s, America was in the throes of exuberant excess and clashing social change. It was the era of Prohibition and speakeasies; the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan; popular evangelists, including ex-ballplayer Billy Sunday; a fascination with dangerous stunts like pole-sitting and wing-walking; incredible personal feats and new personalities such as Charles Lindbergh, Gertrude Ederle, and Mae West; and the advancem...

Thomas Wolfe’s 1929 semi-autobiographical novel is a rich and detailed tapestry of human experience, chronicling the coming-of-age of Eugene Gant in the early 20th century.The narrative begins with Eugene's birth into a tumultuous family in the fictional town of Altamont, a place defined by his father's alcoholism and his mother's obsession with property acquisition. As a shy and awkward boy, Eugene grapples with a turbulent home life and the relentless torment of ...

You Can’t Go Home Again was published shortly after author Thomas Wolfe’s death in 1940. The novel follows George Webber and the residents of his home town of Libya Hill. Webber wrote a book about the town and his fellow residents are not happy with their depiction in the book. Webber comes home to ridicule and scorn.Extraordinarily relevant in today’s America the novel deals with the stock market crash and the threats to the American dream. Wolfe's work is once again timeless. He was an A...

The novella tells the story of an Asheville, North Carolina family that suffers the loss of Grover, the 12-year-old son, who dies of typhoid fever during an extended family visit to the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. The story is composed of four parts. Look for more classic books from Green Light. Visit us at - GreenLighteBooks.tumblr.comTwitter - @GreenLightbooks and facebook.com/greenlightbooks

Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life is a 1929 novel by Thomas Wolfe. It is Wolfe's first novel, and is considered a highly autobiographical American Bildungsroman. The character of Eugene Gant is generally believed to be a depiction of Wolfe himself. The novel covers the span of time from Gant's birth to the age of 19. The setting is the fictional town and state of Altamont, Catawba, a fictionalization of his home town, Asheville, North Carolina. Playwright Ketti Frings wrote ...

Of Time and the River (subtitled A Legend of Man's Hunger in his Youth) is a 1935 novel by American novelist 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. The novel was published by Scribners and edited by Maxwell Perkins.Excerpt"At that instant he ...

Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe is about a young man’s burning desire to leave his small town and tumultuous family in search of a better life, in 1929. It is Wolfe's first novel, and is considered a highly autobiographical American coming-of-age story. The character of Eugene Gant is generally believed to be a depiction of Wolfe himself. The novel covers the span of time from Eugene's birth to the age of 19. The setting is the fictional town and state of Altamont, Ca...

This autobiographical novel captures the coming-of-age of Eugene Gant, a sensitive and gifted young man growing up in a small town in North Carolina. Wolfe's lyrical prose paints a vivid portrait of family complexities, personal longing, and the search for identity. Spanning themes of love, loss, and self-discovery, the novel is celebrated for its rich language and deeply introspective exploration of the American experience.

A towering American classic of youth, longing, and the search for meaning. Step into the richly textured world of Eugene Gant, a brilliant, restless young man growing up in a small Southern town at the turn of the 20th century. Torn between the love and turmoil of his family and an overwhelming desire to escape, Eugene is driven by an insatiable hunger for truth, experience, and self-discovery. Look Homeward, Angel is Thomas Wolfe’s unforgettable debut—a sweeping, semi-autobiographical por...

Look Homeward, Angel, published in 1929, is the debut novel of American author Thomas Clayton Wolfe and is widely regarded as one of the most significant works of 20th-century American literature. Subtitled A Story of the Buried Life, the novel is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story that captures the tumultuous journey of its protagonist, Eugene Gant, as he navigates the complexities of family, identity, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Set in the fictional t...

***Look Homeward, Angel***is a profound exploration of the search for identity, the passage of time, and the enduring influence of family and place on the human spirit. Thomas Wolfe delves into the complexity of growing up in a small-town setting, portraying a deeply personal and universal story of aspiration, conflict, and self-discovery. Through the protagonist, Eugene Gant, Wolfe examines the tensions between the yearning for independence and the powerful pull of famili...

"A man's hunger for the world—the fury of youth, the mystery of time, and the pulse of a nation." In Of Time and the River, Thomas Wolfe paints a portrait of the artist as a young man on a grand scale. We follow Eugene Gant from the halls of Harvard University to the bustling streets of New York City and across the oceans to Europe. Driven by an insatiable hunger for knowledge, experience, and love, Eugene grapples with the weight of his family's past and the overwhelming promise of the fu...