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The Bonfire of the Vanities * Available on Tape.

By Tom Wolfe
Read by Michael Prichard (Amer.)
1988 Books on Tape, Inc.
Unabridged
Fiction > Fiction

Sherman McCoy, master of the universe, gets his comeuppance. This modern classic is a must-have for every collection.

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Tom Wolfe’s modern American satire tells the story of Sherman McCoy, a Wall Street “Master of the Universe” who has it all — a Park Avenue apartment, a job that brings wealth, power and prestige, a beautiful wife, an even more beautiful mistress.

Suddenly, one wrong turn makes it all go wrong, and Sherman spirals downward in a sudden fall from grace that sucks him into the ravenous heart of a New York City gone mad during the go-go, racially turbulent, socially hilarious 1980s.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Reviewer: Michael Washburn (see other books I've reviewed)

August 1, 2003

I've always enjoyed Wolfe but this is the first of his novels that I have 'read.' It is an outstanding work filled with amazing insights into the smallest aspects of human behavior and motivation. His non-fiction is funnier and more fast paced and sometimes the scenes in "Bonfire" become tedious; however, any reader who wants to stay abreast of modern culture must read this book. It is a giant among the junk.