The Lost Boy: A Novella (Chapel Hill Books) - Softcover

Wolfe, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807844861 ISBN 13: 9780807844861

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1994

Synopsis

Thomas Wolfe's ###The Lost Boy# is a captivating and poignant retelling of an episode from Wolfe's childhood. The story of Wolfe's brother Grover and his trip to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair is told from four perspectives, each articulating the sentiments of a different family member. ###The Lost Boy# also captures beautifully the experiences of growing up at the turn of the century and the exhilaration and loss of childhood. For this illustrated edition, James Clark unearthed Wolfe's original manuscript, which was first published in the 1930s in a heavily abridged form.

About this title

Review:

An essential discovery.

"St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

Typically and often beautifully Wolfean.

"Kirkus Reviews"

A keen reminder of [Wolfe's] literary mastery and human understanding.

"Parade Magazine"

"The Lost Boy" is a moving valediction and a sure-footed example of Wolfe's stylistic power.

"Publishers Weekly"

A keen reminder of ÝWolfe's¨ literary mastery and human understanding.

"Parade Magazine"

From the Back Cover:

Thomas Wolfe's The Lost Boy is a captivating and poignant retelling of an episode from Wolfe's childhood. The Lost Boy also captures beautifully the experiences of growing up at the turn of the century and the exhilaration and loss of childhood.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0807844861
• ISBN 13: 9780807844861
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96