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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 a theatrical adaptation of Wolfe's work in a 1957 play of the same title.
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Look Homeward, Angel. Schau heimwärts, Engel, englische Ausgabe, Thomas Wolfe
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- Released
- 2006
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thomas Wolfe
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN10
- 0743297318
- ISBN13
- 9780743297318
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, World Literature, Family, Classics, USA, American Literature, Death, Life, Coming Of Age, Emotions, America, American South, Epics, North Carolina
- Original title
- Look homeward, angel!
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
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- 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 a theatrical adaptation of Wolfe's work in a 1957 play of the same title.