Set in Altamont, North Carolina in 1916 the play takes place, for the most part, in the Dixieland Boarding House. Thought to be mostly autobiographical Thomas Wolfe’s story, adapted by Keith Frings, is complex and focuses on family relationships.
Originally published in 1979, Berg’s National Book Award winning biography of Max Perkins is republished in support of a movie about the man released in 2016.