Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900–September 15, 1938) was a famous American novelist. He wrote only four novels in his brief lifetime, but they are long works. He is known for mixing highly original, poetic, rhapsodical, and impressive prose with autobiographical writing. His books, written during the time of the Great Depression, depicted the variety and diversity of American culture. Stamp - United States - Thomas Wolfe This image is a postage stamp produced by the United States Postal Service after 1978. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For music albums named Autobiography, see Greek eauton = self, bios = life and graphein = write) is a form of biography, the writing of a life story. ... The Great Depression was the global economic slump that began in 1929 and bottomed in 1933. ...

A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he studied at the University of North Carolina, was a member of the UNC Dialectic Society, acted with the Carolina Playmakers, and received his Masters in playwriting at Harvard University. Unable to sell any of his plays, Wolfe found his writing style was more suited to the page than to the stage. He took a temporary job teaching at New York University, but after a year took off to Europe to continue writing. On his return voyage in 1925 he met Aline Bernstein, a married woman 20 years his senior, with whom he began a turbulent affair. It was to her that he dedicated his first novel, Look Homeward, Angel. Soon after its publication he again fled to Europe, ending his affair. Asheville City Hall. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education and the oldest public university in the United States. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... New York University (NYU) is a large research university in New York City. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1937, on a trip to the West, Wolfe was stricken with pneumonia. Complications arose, and it was eventually discovered he had tuberculosis of the brain. He was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital, but the attempt at a life-saving operation revealed the disease had overrun the entire right side of his brain. He died three days later, never regaining consciousness, and having only published two novels. The Web and the Rock and You Can't Go Home Again were published posthumously. Wolfe's influence extends to the writings of famous Beat writer Jack Kerouac and remains one of the most reveared writers in modern American literature. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article deals with the western United States. ... Pneumonia (the ancient Greek word for lungs) is defined as an inflamation, usually caused by infection, involving the alveoli of the lungs. ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... The Johns Hopkins Hospital is a teaching hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. ...

Books:

• Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life (1929)
• Of Time and the River (1935)
• The Web and the Rock (1939)
• You Can't Go Home Again (1940)

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External Links

• The Thomas Wolfe Web Site (http://library.uncwil.edu/wolfe/wolfe.html)
• Thomas Wolfe Memorial (http://www.wolfememorial.com)