The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Paperback, 639 pages

English language

Published Nov. 2, 2001 by Bantam Books.

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978-0-553-38134-4
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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.

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  • Fiction - General
  • Fiction
  • General
  • Fiction / General
  • City and town life
  • Stockbrokers
  • Traffic accidents