Thomas Clayton Wolfe was a popular American novelist and short-story writer of the 20th century. He is known for his long autobiographical novels, such as ‘Look Homeward, Angel.’ Born and raised in North Carolina, he obtained a BA degree from the ‘University of North Carolina’ and an MA from ‘Harvard University.’ He studied playwriting at the university and staged his plays with the ‘47 Workshop.’ Later, he moved to New York but did not succeed in selling his plays at ‘Broadway.’ He then taught English at the ‘New York University.’ During a Europe trip, he began writing his first autobiographical novel, ‘Look Homeward, Angel.’ The novel brought him immense critical acclaim. He then published his second novel, ‘Of Time and the River,’ through ‘Harper & Brothers.’ He died of tuberculosis that had spread to his brain at the age of 38. Although he had written huge volumes of fiction, he did not see much of his work being published. A major part of his writings was published posthumously.