The idea for this book is so simple and obvious, its surprising that it has never been done before. Author John Griffin read Thomas Wolfe's classic, Look Homeward, Angel in college and promptly fell in love with the fictionalized Gant family. An obsession turned into a labor of love as he tracked down photos of Wolfe's real family for the better part of twenty years. The result is this beautiful book brimming with photos of Wolfe's exuberant siblings, parents, and acquaintances with accompanying passages from the novel. Griffin theorized that Wolfe may have been inspired in his writing by his own family's photo album. Wolfe's own brother Fred, confirmed this -- "As soon as Tom returned to America he came home to get the old family photo album to jog his memory of things that had happened when he was growing up. Some of the photos are described perfectly in Angel."
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An utterly amazing and wonderfully insightful examination of how Thomas Wolfe transformed his life into literature. Mr. Griffin's exciting and indispensable volume will be an important source of reference for years to come. -- Ted Mitchell, author of Thomas Wolfe: A Writer's Life
Informatively and sensitively combining photographs and extracts from Look Homeward, Angel, John Griffin brings both Thomas Wolfe and his most celebrated novel vividly alive. A rich auditory and visual experience. -- John L. Idol, Jr., author of A Thomas Wolfe Companion
Thomas Wolfe justly took great pride in a keen memory. John Griffin's book makes clear that photographs are often what Wolfe remembered. A result of years of interest in Wolfe's work, his pictorial companion furthers understanding of Wolfe, the man, his family, and a great American classic. -- Joseph M. Flora, President, The Thomas Wolfe Society
Informatively and sensitively combining photographs and extracts from Look Homeward, Angel, John Griffin brings both Thomas Wolfe and his most celebrated novel vividly alive. A rich auditory and visual experience. -- John L. Idol, Jr., author of A Thomas Wolfe Companion
Thomas Wolfe justly took great pride in a keen memory. John Griffin's book makes clear that photographs are often what Wolfe remembered. A result of years of interest in Wolfe's work, his pictorial companion furthers understanding of Wolfe, the man, his family, and a great American classic. -- Joseph M. Flora, President, The Thomas Wolfe Society
About the Author
John Chandler Griffin is professor of English at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster. Besides his teaching career, Griffin is a freelance writer and the author of several books on South Carolina sports.
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I am the worlds biggest Thomas Wolfe fan and I absolutly loved this book. I will treasure it forever.It Really connects "Look Homeward Angel" and Thomas Wolfe's great family.
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