Of Time and the River: A Legend of Man’s Hunger in His Youth by Thomas Wolfe
By Mechanics' Institute
Date and time
Starts on Thursday, February 19, 2015 · 6pm PST
Location
Mechanics' Institute
4th Floor Board Room 57 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94104Description
The book chronicles the maturing of Wolfe's autobiographical character, Eugene Gant, in his desperate search for fulfillment, making his way from small-town North Carolina to the wider world of Harvard University, New York City, and Europe. In a massive, ambitious, and boldly passionate novel, Wolfe examines the passing of time and the nature of the creative process, as Gant slowly but ecstatically embraces the urban life, recognizing it as a necessary ordeal for the birth of his creative genius as a writer.
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