Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried LifeThis novel is the coming-of-age story of Eugene Gant, whose restlessness and yearning to experience life to the fullest take him from his rural home in North Carolina to Harvard. Through his rich, ornate prose and meticulous attention to detail, the author evokes the peculiarities of small-town life and the pain and upheaval of leaving home. Heavily autobiographical, this book is Wolfe's most turbulent work. |
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