A young man's journey through memory, travel, ambition, and loss becomes a sweeping meditation on time and the search for identity.
Thomas Wolfe's Of Time and the River follows Eugene Gant as he moves through experiences that shape his understanding of himself and the world around him.
The novel explores youth, education, travel, family, love, ambition, memory, loneliness, and the passage of time. Wolfe's expansive prose creates an intensely personal portrait of a young writer attempting to understand his place in the world.
Rich in reflection and emotional detail, the novel is a significant work of twentieth-century American literature.
Follow Eugene Gant through a sweeping journey of youth, memory, ambition, and self-discovery in Thomas Wolfe's celebrated novel.
