Thomas Wolfe at the Door: A Close Look at Asheville's Famous Novelist

Asheville’s native son Thomas Wolfe was the first writer from Appalachia to achieve national prominence. His debut novel Look Homeward, Angel stunned the literary world, and when the citizens of Asheville read his portrayal of their neighbors—and of themselves—they became so enraged that Wolfe was exiled from home for eight years. Come see how Wolfe’s life in Asheville shaped his writing and how his writing shaped his life. 
 
A retired English professor, Tom Hearron is the president of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Advisory Committee, and isn’t ashamed to say that reading Wolfe changed his life.