When| one day of 1929| writer Thomas Wolfe| decided to keep the appointment made by Max Perkins| editor at Scribner's| he had no illusions: his manuscript would be turned down as had invariably been the case. But| to his happy amazement| his novel| which was to become "Look Homeward| Angel"| was accepted for publication. The only trouble was that it was overlong (300 pages) and had to be reduced. Although reluctant to see his poetic prose trimmed| Wolfe agreed and helped by Perkins| who had become a true friend| with the result that it instantly became a favorite with the critics and best seller. Success was even greater in 1935 when "Of Time end the River" appeared| but the fight for reducing Wolfe's logorrheic written expression had been even longer| with 5|000 pages| Perkins managed to cut 90|000 words from the book| and bitter ultimately taking its toll| the relationships between the two men gradually deteriorating. Wolfe did not feel grateful to Perkins any longer but had started...
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