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Of Time and the River
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Sun Dial Press, 1944. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/Good. Fictionalized autobiography of Wolfe, which he described as "a legend of man's hunger in his youth,'' in 912 pages. Orig. published in 1935 by Scribner's, this is the first printing from the Sun Dial Press from 1944 (First, thus). With green cloth-covered boards & gilt title to front & spine, this hardcover book is in Good condition: generally clean, binding secure, but front hinge is cracking. Moderate tanning, heavier around edges, with foxing to external fore edge pages, but completely unmarked save for rubbing & slight dampstain to same edge. The price-clipped DJ is also only Good, with minor chips & creases, slight spine fade, edgewear; nicely protected in mylar by original owner. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
The sequel to Thomas Wolfe's remarkable first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, Of Time and the River, is one of the great classics of American literature. The book chronicles the maturing of Wolfe's autobiographical character, Eugene Gant, in his desperate search for fulfillment, making his way from small-town North Carolina to the wider world of Harvard University, New York City, and Europe. In a massive, 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 creative genius as a writer. The work of an exceptionally expressive writer of fertile imagination and startling emotional intensity, Of Time and the River illuminates universal truths about art and life, city and country, past and present. It is a novel that is majestic and enduring. As P. M. Jack observed in The New York Times, "It is a triumphant demonstration that Thomas Wolfe has the stamina to produce a magnificent epic of American life."
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- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017655
- Title
- Of Time and the River
- Author
- Wolfe, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Sun Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- MEN HARVARD COLLEGE STUDENTS FICTION TRAVEL AUTOBIOGRAPHY WRITERS AUTHORS AMERICAN NORTH CAROLINA
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