The Bonfire of the Vanities

By Tom Wolfe

Subjects: American fiction, Fiction, legal, Littérature américaine, Fiction, general, Large type books, New York (N.Y.) Social life and customs Fiction, Manners and customs, Bankers, Traffic accidents, Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Social life and customs, City and town life, New york (n.y.), fiction, Stockbrokers

Description: 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) [1]: http://tomwolfe.com/Bonfire.html