Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
This novel follows the life of a successful Wall Street bond trader who, after a wrong turn in the Bronx, finds his life spiraling out of control. After a hit-and-run accident in a predominantly black neighborhood, he becomes the target of a political witch hunt, exacerbating racial tensions in the city. As the protagonist's world unravels, the story provides a satirical commentary on 1980s New York City, exploring themes of racism, classism, politics, and greed.
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- Published
- 1987
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 600-700
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Fegefeuer Der Eitelkeiten
- Il Falò Delle Vanità
- Il falò delle vanità
- The Bonfire Of The Vanities
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
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This book is on the following 30 lists:
- 2nd on Books of the Decade (1980s) (The Independent)
- 7th on PEOPLE Picks the Best Books From the 1980s (PEOPLE Magazine)
- 9th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 30th on The 50 best books of the past 100 years (The Times)
- 57th on The New Classics - 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (Entertainment Weekly)
- 65th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 82nd on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 88th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 124th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 305th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 125 Books We Love for Adults (NY Public Library)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- 50 Books That Defined Their Era (Guardian)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- Everything You Should Read without Being a Library Rat (Book by Luiz Carlos Lisboa)
- For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Nancy Pearl's 100 Good Reads, Decade by Decade (Book Lust (Book))
- NY Times Editors Choice 1980-1989 (NY Times)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century -- Honorable Mention ( January Magazine)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The Best Of The 1980s (Sun-News)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)