Thomas Clayton Wolfe (October 3, 1900 - September 15, 1938) was a famous American novelist. He wrote only four novels in his brief lifetime, but they are long works. He is known for mixing highly original, poetic, rhapsodical, and impressive prose with autobiographical writing.

A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he studied at the University of North Carolina, acted with the Carolina Playmakers, and received his Masters at Harvard University.

Books:

• Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life (1929)
• Of Time and the River (1935)
• The Web and the Rock (1939)
• You Can't Go Home Again (1940)