The Bonfire of the Vanities
by Wolfe, Tom
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0224024396
- ISBN 13
- 9780224024396
- Seller
-
Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1988 0224024396. First edition. First UK hardback edition. Very Good apart from slight wearing to the gilt on the spine. The DW is price-clipped but otherwise Very Good. No inscriptions. Over 6" by 9.5". 659 pages. The famous novel (subsequently filmed with Tom Hanks etc.) which blew the lid on the money men and women of the 1980s. The new 'masters of the universe' have their feet of clay well and truly exposed as Wolfe explores the machinations of the law and the media. Now regarded as the defining novel of the Reagan years in the USA. Micheal Goldfarb has said in an obituary notice on Wolfe words to the following effect: "he saw Donald Trump coming." Nowhere is this more true than in this novel.
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.
Read More: Identifying first editions of The Bonfire of the Vanities
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 965
- Title
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
- Author
- Wolfe, Tom
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0224024396
- ISBN 13
- 9780224024396
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape, 0224024396
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- New York Bronx Muggers Crime Law Media Millionaires Poor Police QSE
Terms of Sale
David Edward Hellawell
I will refund the cost if the book is returned within 7 days with details of where the description was faulty.
About the Seller
David Edward Hellawell
About David Edward Hellawell
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...