The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe [FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING]

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING [1988] BANTAM BOOKS

Mass market pb / 1st print.   Book has some shelf / edge wear to cover.  Inside is like new and unread. 

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.

The novel was originally conceived as a serial in the style of Charles Dickens' writings: It ran in 27 installments in Rolling Stone starting in 1984. Wolfe heavily revised it before it was published in book form. The novel was a bestseller and a phenomenal success, even in comparison with Wolfe's other books. It has often been called the quintessential novel of the 1980s.