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George Webber has written a successful novel about his family and hometown. When he returns to that town, he is shaken by the force of outrage and hatred that greets him. Family and lifelong friends feel naked and exposed by what they have seen in his books, and their fury drives him from his home.
- Thomas Wolfe
- Edward Aswell (edited and compiled work from writings of Wolfe, published posthumously)
- 1940
- New York, London, Harper & Row, 1940
You Can’t Go Home Again, novel by Thomas Wolfe, published posthumously in 1940 after heavy editing by Edward Aswell. This novel, like Wolfe’s other works, is largely autobiographical, reflecting details of his life in the 1930s. As the sequel to The Web and the Rock (1939), You Can’t Go Home Again.
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You Can't Go Home Again. Thomas Wolfe. 4.05. 5,127 ratings406 reviews. George Webber has written a successful novel about his family and hometown. When he returns to that town he is shaken by the force of the outrage and hatred that greets him.
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Lorraine Caplan. | Certified Educator. Share Cite. You Can't Go Home Again is the name of a novel by Thomas Wolfe. This has always reminded me of a saying from Heraclitus: "It is...
You can't go home again. Meaning: If you try to return to a place from your past it won't be the same as it was. Background: This expression gained popularity as the title of Thomas Wolfe's novel You Can't Go Home Again.
- Thomas Wolfe
- 1940
5 de ene. de 2019 · None. vii, 711 pages ; 21 cm. Novelist George Webber is driven from his hometown when his successful autobiographical novel infuriates the family and friends he has depicted in it.
11 de oct. de 2011 · Now available from Thomas Wolfe’s original publisher, the final novel by the literary legend, that “will stand apart from everything else that he wrote” (The New York Times Book Review)—first...
