One of the greatest American literary minds of the early 20th century, Thomas Wolfe was inspired by his time in Asheville, and at this historic downtown Asheville home in particular. Built in 1883, ...

ASHEVILLE - The Thomas Wolfe Home made it through Tropical Storm Helene relatively unscathed when it tore through the mountains Sept. 27, except for a large tree that was upended by the forceful winds ...

The City of Asheville goes by another name, Altamont. That's how it appeared in a book by early twentieth century writer Thomas Wolfe. He called the place home, but not in an especially fond way. His ...

PAST MEETS PRESENT: Local historian and archivist Katherine Cutshall discusses the parallels between Thomas Wolfe's 1923 play, Welcome to Our City, and modern-day Asheville. Photo by Thomas Calder Our ...

Around Asheville, the writer Thomas Wolfe is very much in view, coming up on 80 years after his death. His name is branded on the downtown auditorium and his old family boarding house is a state ...

A Burnsville attorney's collection of books and memorabilia about novelist Thomas Wolfe will be on display weekends this month in downtown Asheville. “‘Something Scavenging and Stinking:’ An ...

THE PRODIGAL SON: Thomas Wolfe returned to Asheville in 1937, renting a cabin for the summer in Oteen. Today, the city is considering the future use of the site, which was designated a local historic ...

ASHEVILLE - From "The French Broad" by Wilma Dykeman to "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier, the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary award has sought to bring attention to the literature of Western North ...

Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) is among America's greatest novelists. One of his most acclaimed books, “You Can't Go Home Again,” takes place just prior to the stock market crash of '29. George Webber has ...

DURING his early days in New York, Wolfe used to write in bound ledgers opened on top of the icebox, so that he stood at his work like a factory hand. Later he wrote at a table, using ordinary sheets ...

MAN PERKINS, Scribner’s great editor, first heard the name Thomas Wolfe in September. 1928, when Madeleine Boyd, a literary agent, who had come to see him on other business, kept bringing up “a ...