The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
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About
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. See also: - [The Bonfire of the Vanities: 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1925368W) - [The Bonfire of the Vanities: 2/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1925369W) --- Also contained in: - [Two Complete Books](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1925447W/Two_Complete_Books)
Details
- Publisher
- Chivers
- Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 690
- ISBN
- 1433288435