Wolfe, Tom
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Vintage Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099541271
- author:
- Wolfe, Tom
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 752
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a scathing satire of 1980s excess, capturing the vibrant energy of New York City. Tom Wolfe's novel follows the spectacular fall of Sherman McCoy, a self-made man with a glamorous life, as he becomes embroiled in a hit-and-run accident and the subsequent media frenzy.
As prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians, and clergy close in on him, McCoy's world begins to unravel. Exuberant, scandalous, and exceptionally discerning, Wolfe's novel is a quintessential portrayal of a bygone era. The air of New York crackles with an energy that causes the adrenaline to pump, perfectly reproduced in Wolfe's prose.
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