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By Wolfe Thomas
Thomas Wolfe, 2016, Penguin Modern Classics
This novel introduces Eugene Gant, born in 1900 to a stone-cutter father and an entrepreneurial mother. Growing up in small-town America, Eugene navigates his experiences as a lonely outsider and a keen observer of life. The narrative follows his journey through personal upheaval and family tragedy, leading him to understand the necessity of leaving home to forge his own path. It is the rich debut from a significant early twentieth-century voice that influenced many subsequent writers.