The sequel to Thomas Wolfe's remarkable first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, Of Ti
me and the River is one of the great classics of American literature. The book c
hronicles the maturing of Wolfe's autobiographical character, Eugene Gant, in hi
s desperate search for fulfillment, making his way from small-town North Carolin
a to the wider world of Harvard University, New York City, and Europe. In a mass
ive, ambitious, and boldly passionate novel, Wolfe examines the passing of time
and the nature of the creative process, as Gant slowly but ecstatically embraces
the urban life, recognizing it as a necessary ordeal for the birth of his creat
ive genius as a writer.
