Bonfire of the Vanities Tom Wolfe Mass Market Paperback 1988 Acceptable Cond. Author: Tom Wolfe Format: Mass Market Paperback/Softcover Condition: Pre-Owned in Acceptable Condition. Wear and creases to front and back cover as well as external binder. Back cover has two corners cut/torn off. Discoloration of pages due to age. Interior of book is in otherwise Very Good Condition and structurally sound. None of the flaws noted affect the readability of the book. Please see photographs for details as they are considered part of the description. Release Date: 1988 Weight: 10.8 oz. No. of Pages: 704 Dimensions: 7 x 4.25 x 1.5 inches Publisher: Bantam Books SYNOPSIS: Tom Wolfe?s The Bonfire of the Vanities is a critically acclaimed, sprawling saga of the vivid world of New York City in the 1980s. Modeled after Charles Dickens?s socially realistic novels, the book is a satire on the excesses and disparities of New York society. Powered by diverse, opinionated characters and iconic locations, the plot follows the wealthy, married Manhattan investment broker Sherman McCoy as his American Dream begins to unravel. Sherman?s clandestine trip to the Bronx with his married girlfriend Maria leads to tragedy, and becomes the boiling point for the city?s simmering racial and class tensions. Wolfe uses irony, satire and procedural knowledge to trace Sherman?s fortunes and his encounter with the dark underbelly of the city?s criminal justice system. **Smoke Free Home**