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Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Annotated EditionDiscover Thomas Wolfe’s literary masterpiece like never before with this fully annotated edition of Look Homeward, Angel — a sweeping coming-of-age story about love, loss, and the search for meaning.
Set in the fictional town of Altamont, North Carolina, the novel follows Eugene Gant’s emotional journey as he struggles to escape the weight of his family’s past and carve out his own identity. Haunted by the sight of a solemn marble angel in his father’s stonecutter shop, Eugene’s story explores the timeless tension between the comfort of home and the pull of the wider world.
✨ This enhanced edition
🖋️ Introduction – An insightful overview of Wolfe’s life, influences, and the novel’s significance.
🌍 Literary and Historical Context – Situates the novel within early 20th-century American literature and culture.
👥 Character Analysis – In-depth exploration of Eugene, his family, and the people who shape his journey.
💡 Themes and Symbolism – Uncovers deeper meanings behind Wolfe’s exploration of home, identity, and artistic longing.
📚 Literary Analysis – Examines Wolfe’s narrative style, structure, and poetic language.
🗣️ Glossary – Clarifies archaic and regional terms to deepen your understanding of the novel’s rich language.
Perfect for students, literary enthusiasts, and first-time readers alike, this edition gives you the tools to unlock the full depth and beauty of Wolfe’s epic work. Immerse yourself in a story of youth, longing, and the enduring pull of home.
Set in the fictional town of Altamont, North Carolina, the novel follows Eugene Gant’s emotional journey as he struggles to escape the weight of his family’s past and carve out his own identity. Haunted by the sight of a solemn marble angel in his father’s stonecutter shop, Eugene’s story explores the timeless tension between the comfort of home and the pull of the wider world.
✨ This enhanced edition
🖋️ Introduction – An insightful overview of Wolfe’s life, influences, and the novel’s significance.
🌍 Literary and Historical Context – Situates the novel within early 20th-century American literature and culture.
👥 Character Analysis – In-depth exploration of Eugene, his family, and the people who shape his journey.
💡 Themes and Symbolism – Uncovers deeper meanings behind Wolfe’s exploration of home, identity, and artistic longing.
📚 Literary Analysis – Examines Wolfe’s narrative style, structure, and poetic language.
🗣️ Glossary – Clarifies archaic and regional terms to deepen your understanding of the novel’s rich language.
Perfect for students, literary enthusiasts, and first-time readers alike, this edition gives you the tools to unlock the full depth and beauty of Wolfe’s epic work. Immerse yourself in a story of youth, longing, and the enduring pull of home.
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Published March 20, 2025
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About the author
Thomas Wolfe
410 books1,143 followersPeople best know American writer Thomas Clayton Wolfe for his autobiographical novels, including
Look Homeward, Angel
(1929) and the posthumously published
You Can't Go Home Again
(1940).
Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels and many short stories, dramatic works and novellas. He mixed highly original, poetic, rhapsodic, and impressionistic prose with autobiographical writing. Wolfe wrote and published books that vividly reflect on American culture and the mores, filtered through his sensitive, sophisticated and hyper-analytical perspective. People widely knew him during his own lifetime.
Wolfe inspired the works of many other authors, including Betty Smith with A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Robert Morgan with Gap Creek; Pat Conroy, author of Prince of Tides, said, "My writing career began the instant I finished Look Homeward, Angel." Jack Kerouac idolized Wolfe. Wolfe influenced Ray Bradbury, who included Wolfe as a character in his books.
(from Wikipedia)
Wolfe wrote four lengthy novels and many short stories, dramatic works and novellas. He mixed highly original, poetic, rhapsodic, and impressionistic prose with autobiographical writing. Wolfe wrote and published books that vividly reflect on American culture and the mores, filtered through his sensitive, sophisticated and hyper-analytical perspective. People widely knew him during his own lifetime.
Wolfe inspired the works of many other authors, including Betty Smith with A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Robert Morgan with Gap Creek; Pat Conroy, author of Prince of Tides, said, "My writing career began the instant I finished Look Homeward, Angel." Jack Kerouac idolized Wolfe. Wolfe influenced Ray Bradbury, who included Wolfe as a character in his books.
(from Wikipedia)
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