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1935
OF TIME AND THE RIVER
Thomas Wolfe
Cover of OF TIME AND THE RIVER

OF TIME AND THE RIVER

A Legend of Man's Hunger in His Youth

by Thomas Wolfe

Scribner · 1935

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

25

Weeks at #1

7

Debuted

March 1935

Chart History

#1510151935

25 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, including 7 weeks at #1

The book chronicles the maturing of Wolfe's autobiographical character, Eugene Gant, in his desperate search for fulfillment, making his way from small-town North Carolina to the wider world of Harvard University, New York City, and Europe.

All Appearances

1NEWMarch 18, 1935wk 1
1—March 25, 1935wk 2
2↓1April 1, 1935wk 3
1↑1April 8, 1935wk 4
1—April 15, 1935wk 5
1—April 22, 1935wk 6
2↓1April 29, 1935wk 7
1↑1May 6, 1935wk 8
1—May 13, 1935wk 9
2↓1May 20, 1935wk 10
4↓2May 27, 1935wk 11
5↓1June 3, 1935wk 12

Details

Published
1935
Pages
936
Publisher
Scribner
Categories
American fiction

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