Of Time and the River
Of Time and the River, novel by Thomas Wolfe, begun in 1931 and, after extensive editing by Wolfe and editor Maxwell Perkins, published in 1935 as a sequel to Look Homeward, Angel (1929). The book chronicles the maturing of Eugene Gant as he leaves his Southern home for the wider world of Harvard University, New York City, and Europe. Its more than 900 pages are a meditation on the creative process and the passing of time.
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Of Time and the River
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Date Published:
03 May 2018
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February 22, 2025