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The Bonfire of the Vanities

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Razor edged satire Midnight moral panic Ambition run amok Social status hunting Racial tension boiling Media circus paranoia

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1987

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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. 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

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