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Thomas Wolfe

Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 – September 15, 1938) was an American novelist and short story writer. He is known largely for his first novel, Look Homeward, Angel (1929), and for the short fiction that appeared during the last years of his life. He was one of the pioneers of autobiographical fiction, and along with William Faulkner, he is…

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Alma mater
University of North Carolina · Harvard University
Born
Thomas Clayton Wolfe (1900-10-03)October 3, 1900 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
September 15, 1938(1938-09-15) (aged 37) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Genres
Fiction · drama
Notable works
Look Homeward, Angel (1929) Of Time and the River (1935) You Can't Go Home Again (1940, posthumous) The Web and the Rock (1939, posthumous)

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related to Early life · 14
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Thomas Wolfe → Harvard University, University of North Carolina

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Thomas WolfeGenresdrama1.00infobox
Thomas WolfeNotable worksLook Homeward, Angel (1929) Of Time and the River (1935) You Can't Go Home Again (1940, posthumous) The Web and the Rock (1939, posthumous)1.00infobox
Thomas WolfeOccupationAuthor1.00infobox
Thomas WolfeResting placeRiverside Cemetery, Asheville1.00infobox
Thomas Wolferelated to ArchivesTwo0.60section
Thomas Wolferelated to ArchivesUnited States0.60section
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