Look Homeward, Angel

About this film

LibriVox recording of Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. This ambitious novel was Wolfe’s first and was published in 1929. It is the work that he is perhaps best known for. The story is viewed as having a largely autobiographical influence. It speaks of the protagonist Eugene Gant’s desire to get an education, become a writer, find love, and generally make his way in the world by escaping the small North Carolina mountain town that he grew up in. In the book, the town is known as Altamont—based on Wolfe’s hometown of Asheville. The title is drawn from John Milton’s poem “Lycidas”: Look homeward Angel now, and melt with ruth; And, O ye Dolphins, waft the hapless youth." - Summary by Verla Viera For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook 01-12 (196MB) M4B Audiobook 13-25 (184MB) M4B Audiobook 36-39 (174MB) M4B Audiobook 40-52 (187MB)

Directors & creators

Thomas Wolfe

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;autobiographical fiction; north carolina; north carolina authors

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