Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life
by Thomas Wolfe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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Synopsis
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, which is considered to be a not-so-subtle mirror of his hometown, Asheville, North Carolina.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18735
- Title
- Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life
- Author
- Thomas Wolfe
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- rare modern first editions, rare modern literature, rare Thomas Wolfe, rare author first books, rare Bristh editions of American novels
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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