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The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Bonfire of the Vanities

by Tom Wolfe

A bond trader's wrong turn in the Bronx and the New York of 1980s money, media, race and law that devours him. The great satirical novel of the era.

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  1. Masters of the universe fall.
  2. Media feeds.
  3. Status is everything to Wolfe.

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