Schau heimwärts, Engel ist eines der legendären Romanepen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Betörend durch die Unmittelbarkeit des Erzählten wie durch eine Sprachkunst, in der schonungsloser Realismus und lyrische Anmut Hand in Hand gehen, gilt es als stilbildend für die moderne amerikanische Erzähltradition bis hin zu Jonathan Franzen. Mit der kommentierten Neuübersetzung kann man Wolfes Meisterwerk nun in seiner ganzen jugendlichen Frische und Kraft wiederentdecken. A legendary author on par with William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Wolfe published Look Homeward, Angel, his first novel, about a young man's burning desire to leave his small town and tumultuous family in search of a better life, in 1929. It gave the world proof of his genius and launched a powerful legacy. §The novel follows the trajectory of Eugene Gant, a brilliant and restless young man whose wanderlust and passion shape his adolescent years in rural North Carolina. Wolfe said that Look Homeward, Angel is "a book made out of my life, " and his largely autobiographical story about the quest for a greater intellectual life has resonated with and influenced generations of readers, including some of today's most important novelists. Rich with lyrical prose and vivid characterizations, this twentieth-century American classic will capture the hearts and imaginations of every reader.