Thomas Wolfe était un romancier américain du début du XXe siècle, connu pour son mélange de prose hautement originale, poétique et impressionniste avec des éléments autobiographiques. Ses œuvres étendues reflètent vivement la culture américaine et les mœurs de l'époque, filtrées à travers sa perspective sensible et hyperanalytique. Wolfe a inspiré d'innombrables autres auteurs qui ont admiré son style et sa profondeur uniques. Son écriture se caractérise par sa qualité rapsodique et lyrique.
Exploring the teachings of Meher Baba, this book offers a profound examination of spiritual principles alongside divine quotes from major religions, highlighting their harmony. It presents evidence of a common Divine Plan and the unity of souls, emphasizing God's consistent communication with humanity. Readers will find inspiration and a deeper understanding of faith, regardless of their religious beliefs, ultimately guiding them closer to the essence of God's Universal Love.
The novel follows Eugene Gant's tumultuous coming-of-age journey, delving into his ambitions and experiences with love amid the relentless passage of time. With its rich poetic language and vivid imagery, it offers a profound reflection on the complexities of the human experience, making it a deeply resonant exploration of personal growth and the challenges of life.
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This novel is about one man's discovery of life and the world," begins Thomas Wolfe in his author's note to The Web and the Rock. A literary theme so ambitious and all-encompassing almost defies attempt, but Wolfe's story of George Webber is nothing less than astonishing. It follows Webber from his southern upbringing to his college days to his travels abroad to his arrival in New York City, where he aspires to become a successful writer. Then he meets Esther Jack, and things go as differently - but wonderfully so - as they possibly could. Beautiful and wealthy, a socialite, stage designer - and married woman - Esther reveals life and New York for him like nothing before.George Webber's youth and the rise and fall of his turbulent passion for Esther Jack are essential components in Wolfe's complete vision for his protagonist, whose story continues in You Can't Go Home Again. The wisdom Webber suffers - cumulatively, undeniably realized by the close of The Web and the Rock - becomes his fingerpost through subsequent experience.
Ein literarisches Wiesn-Schmankerl / A Literary Tidbit from the Munich Beer Festival -
Zweisprachige Jubiläumsausgabe Das größte und schönste Volksfest der Welt – gefeiert vom US-amerikanischen Starautor Thomas Wolfe. Dieses literarische Wiesn-Schmankerl lotet alle Höhen und Tiefen des feuchtfröhlichen Spektakels aus. Es zeigt, wie man sich in München verlieben und unter Bayern sein weiß-blaues Wunder erleben kann. Festbier, Tracht und Prügel – «München hat mich beinahe umgebracht», stöhnte Thomas Wolfe nach einer Wiesnschlägerei. Doch trotz gebrochener Nase und etlicher Platzwunden hielt er seiner Schicksalsstadt zeitlebens die Treue. Kein Ort auf der Welt bezauberte den großen amerikanischen Schriftsteller mehr, kein Ort bescherte ihm – im Guten wie im Bösen – so überwältigende Gefühle. Auf höchst amüsante Weise wird in diesem Buch geschildert, wie aus dem Greenhorn aus North Carolina ein München-Liebhaber und Wahlbajuware wurde. Wolfe offenbart sein Schwanken zwischen Befremden und Faszination angesichts endemischer Bierseligkeit, seine aufflammende Begeisterung beim Mitschunkeln, das Glück rauschhafter Hingabe. Und nach jäher Ernüchterung finden sich just in Oberammergau segensreiche Hände, die dafür sorgen, dass die ramponierte Dichterstirn auch wieder verheilt. Ausstattung: Mit 4 Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen
In the summer of 1937, Thomas Wolfe was in the North Carolina mountains revising a piece about a party and subsequent fire at the Park Avenue penthouse apartment of the fictional Esther and Frederick Jack. He wrote to his agent, Elizabeth Nowell, 'I think
Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life is a 1929 novel by Thomas Wolfe. It is Wolfe's first novel, and is considered a highly autobiographical American Bildungsroman. The character of Eugene Gant is generally believed to be a depiction of Wolfe himself. The novel covers the span of time from Gant's birth to the age of 19. The setting is the fictional town and state of Altamont, Catawba, a fictionalization of his home town, Asheville, North Carolina. Playwright Ketti Frings wrote a theatrical adaptation of Wolfe's work in a 1957 play of the same title.
