The Web and the Rock (Voices of the South) - Softcover

Wolfe, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807123897 ISBN 13: 9780807123898

Publisher: Louisiana State University Press, 1999

Synopsis

This novel is about one man's discovery of life and the world," begins Thomas Wolfe in his author's note to The Web and the Rock. A literary theme so ambitious and all-encompassing almost defies attempt, but Wolfe's story of George Webber is nothing less than astonishing. It follows Webber from his southern upbringing to his college days to his travels abroad to his arrival in New York City, where he aspires to become a successful writer. Then he meets Esther Jack, and things go as differently - but wonderfully so - as they possibly could. Beautiful and wealthy, a socialite, stage designer - and married woman - Esther reveals life and New York for him like nothing before.
George Webber's youth and the rise and fall of his turbulent passion for Esther Jack are essential components in Wolfe's complete vision for his protagonist, whose story continues in You Can't Go Home Again. The wisdom Webber suffers - cumulatively, undeniably realized by the close of The Web and the Rock - becomes his fingerpost through subsequent experience.

About this title

Synopsis:

The story of George, a young man whose works resemble those of Thomas Wolfe. It describes George's evolution from a small-town southern boy to struggling New York novelist. The second half of the book is devoted to George's affair with a sophisticated married woman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0807123897
• ISBN 13: 9780807123898
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 712