The small town experience described in Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel captured the sentiments many a young American felt for their own burgs and villages. This volume follows Wolfe's life from his beginnings in Asheville, North Carolina. The author, also a native of Asheville, portrays Wolfe's life by studying his four published novels, an unfinished novel, and several short stories. By relating each work to a specific period in Wolfe's life, Scotchie effectively proves not only the timeliness of the author's works, but how ...
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The small town experience described in Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel captured the sentiments many a young American felt for their own burgs and villages. This volume follows Wolfe's life from his beginnings in Asheville, North Carolina. The author, also a native of Asheville, portrays Wolfe's life by studying his four published novels, an unfinished novel, and several short stories. By relating each work to a specific period in Wolfe's life, Scotchie effectively proves not only the timeliness of the author's works, but how his words speak for America itself.
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