Bonfire of the Vanities (Signed by Tom Hanks!)
by Wolfe, Tom
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- Hardcover
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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
- Loganberry Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23179885
- Title
- Bonfire of the Vanities (Signed by Tom Hanks!)
- Author
- Wolfe, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover w/DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1/1/1987
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