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Common Word: Community Read – Thomas Wolfe at the Door: A Close Look at Asheville’s Famous Novelist
February 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, Tom Hearron will discuss how Thomas Wolfe transmuted his life in Asheville to fiction when writing his debut novel “Look Homeward, Angel.”
Hearron is the president of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Advisory Committee. A well-published author, he has taught extensively at universities around the country.
This event is the first of three in the Spring 2025 Common Word Community Read series. The Common Word Community Read brings the UNC Asheville community together each semester around a shared text to engage in a collective educational experience that features lectures and discussions in a welcoming and respectful environment. The program is curated by Wiley Cash, New York Times bestselling author, alumnus of the class of 2000, and UNC Asheville’s Executive Director of Literary Arts.
Thomas Wolfe is a renowned author born in Asheville, North Carolina. This semester’s Common Word Community Read selection is his debut novel, “Look Homeward, Angel,” which features much of his experience growing up in Appalachia.
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