Of Time and the River

Of Time and the River (subtitled A Legend of Man''s Hunger in his Youth) is a 1935 novel by American author Thomas Wolfe. It is a fictionalized autobiography, using the name Eugene Gant for Wolfe''s, detailing the protagonist''s early and mid-twenties, during which time the character attends Harvard University, moves to New York City and teaches English at a university there, and travels overseas with the character Francis Starwick. Francis Starwick was based on Wolfe''s friend, playwright Kenneth Raisbeck. (Wikipedia)