The Bonfire of the Vanities: Chapter One
by Wolfe, Tom
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Yukon, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
Paperback. Good. No dust jacket. Light edge wear. Poor quality [paper rather than cloth] binding. Light red boards with gray [cloth] spine. Rubbing causing color loss on spine. Light staining in spots to gray cloth binding. Binding is sound and pages are clean and bright. Page edges are generally clean, except the outside corner of the bottom edge. [seems to be where books 'smudge" or get 'grubby' the most]
Synopsis
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The book is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City. It focuses on three characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow. Sherman McCoy, a self-appointed 'Master of the Universe,' has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment, and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians, and clergy close in on him, determined to bring him down. The Bonfire of the Vanities is a caustic satire on the money-feverish Eighties. This exuberant novel cemented Wolfe's reputation as the foremost chronicler of his age. The novel was originally created as a serial in the style of Charles Dickens' writings, running 27 installments in Rolling Stone starting in 1984. The novel was a bestseller and an incredible success often noted as one of Wolfe’s greatest works.
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- Title
- The Bonfire of the Vanities: Chapter One
- Author
- Wolfe, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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