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You Canāt Go Home Again
novel by Wolfe
You Canāt Go Home Again, novel by Thomas Wolfe, published posthumously in 1940 after heavy editing by Edward Aswell. This novel, like Wolfeās other works, is largely autobiographical, reflecting details of his life in the 1930s.
As the sequel to The Web and the Rock (1939), You Canāt Go Home Again continues the story of George Webber, a thoughtful author in search of meaning in his personal life and in American society. Leaving New York City, he is dismayed at the social decay he finds on his travels to England, Germany, and his small hometown in the Carolinas. Nonetheless, he is optimistic about the future of the United States.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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