Thomas Wolfe had it right when he said, 'You can't go home again'.

Help me out here guys...

Who is this writer named Thomas Wolfe?
Why is he considered such an integral character to contemporary literature?
Why are his books much beloved and analysed?

Borders apparently has no copies of his literary works in stock.
So I've not had a chance to read any of his books yet.

What is the significance of his book 'You can't go home again'?





Who is Thomas Wolfe?



You Can't Go Home Again
(1940)
A novel by
Thomas Wolfe

The last of Thomas Wolfe's novels. George Webber has written a successful novel about his family and hometown, but when he returns to that town he is shaken by the force of the outrage and hatred of those exposed by the truths they have seen in his book. He begins a search for his own identity that takes him to New York and a hectic social whirl; to Paris with an uninhibited group of expatriates; to Berlin, lying cold and sinister under Hitler's shadow. At last Webber returns to America and rediscovers it with love, sorrow, and hope.