The Bonfire of the Vanities
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
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The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 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. The novel was originally conceived as a serial in the style of Charles Dickens' writings: it ran in 27 installments in Rolling Stone starting in 1984. Wolfe heavily revised
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Novel by Tom Wolfe
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities
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2004-03-02T12:30:05Z
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2024-08-11T15:32:57Z
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