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The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987)

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987)

Literary Fiction

Tom Wolfe, Tsipi Borsuḳ

Year: 1987
Authors: Tom Wolfe, Tsipi Borsuḳ
Print type: BOOK

Description:

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow. See also: - [The Bonfire of the Vanities: 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1925368W) - [The Bonfire of the Vanities: 2/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1925369W) --- Also contained in: - [Two Complete Books](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1925447W/Two_Complete_Books)