The Bonfire of the Vanities.
by Wolfe,Tom
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553381342
- ISBN 13
- 9780553381344
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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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- Bookseller
- Books Revisited (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 236342
- Title
- The Bonfire of the Vanities.
- Author
- Wolfe,Tom
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0553381342
- ISBN 13
- 9780553381344
- Publisher
- Dial Press Trade Paperback
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 6x1x8
- Keywords
- 9780553381344
- X weight
- 21 oz
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