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Bonfire of the Vanities
de Wolfe, Tom
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1987. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good, bound in 1/4 cloth and paper-covered boards, with a Very Good dust jacket. Minimal wear to jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. Large 8vo, 9 1/2"h x 6 1/2"w. Unique item, signed and inscribed with pen flourish borders by Wolfe, and laid-in handwritten letter by Wolfe to "Sue" apologizing for an incident relating to brownies.
Sinopsis
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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- 15676
- Título
- Bonfire of the Vanities
- Autor
- Wolfe, Tom
- Formato/Encuadernación
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- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- 1
- Edición
- First Edition, Third Printing
- Editorial
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1987
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- Laid-in
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