Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1990. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (5th) Large, very thick, sturdy book, gray cloth spine, purple boards, a black facsimile signature on front, black and silver lettering very fine and bright on spine, spine lightly sunken, gray color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 659 pages. DJ glossy gray background front and spine, a color-illustration of New York City skyline reflected in water at center front, a photograph of Wolfe on all of back. DJ has tiny nick at bottom front spine indentation, wrinkles near bottom back tip. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

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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: Callaghan Books South (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 062826
Title: The Bonfire of the Vanities: a Novel
Author: Wolfe, Tom
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 5th or later Edition
ISBN 10: 0374115346
ISBN 13: 9780374115340
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T)
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990
Keywords: Racism Fiction New York City Class Struggle

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