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“The Bonfire of the Vanities” by Tom Wolfe
“In his spellbinding first novel, Wolfe proves that he has the right stuff to write propulsively engrossing fiction. Both his cynical irony and sense of the ridiculous are perfectly suited to his subject of him: the roiling, corrupt, savage, ethnic melting pot that is New York City. Ranging from the rarefied atmosphere of Park Avenue to the dingy courtrooms of the Bronx, this is a totally credible tale of how the communities uneasily coexist and what happens when they collide.”
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See also:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities
http://www.tomwolfe.com/Bonfire.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/10/bonfire-of-vanities-tom-wolfe
The selected titles are a sample of the recently loaned International Institute Library materials.
If you are interested in this work, you can check its availability at IIE library catalog.
(The) bonfire of the vanities / Tom Wolfe. — [sl ] : Picador, cop. 1987.
730 pages ; 20cm
ISBN-0 330-30573-5
PS 3573.O526 B6 1987
R. 200414000
