Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe
The novel tells the story of Eugene Gant, a brilliant and restless young man whose passion for a greater intellectual life shapes his adolescent years in rural North Carolina. Eugene's story is a deeply personal reflection of the author's own life, filled with vivid, poetic descriptions of the North Carolina landscape. The narrative explores themes of family, ambition, and the desire for a life beyond the confines of a small town.
The 309th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1929
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Nonfiction
- Pages
- 500-600
- Words
- 209,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 5th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- 8th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 15th on The Best Southern Novels of All Time (Oxford American)
- 76th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 95th on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
- 292nd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 499th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (Pulitzer Prize)
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)