The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
1920
The Bonfire of the Vanities
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A Man in Full
Tom Wolfe
1998
About the book
A satire on America featuring a capitalist trying to avoid ruin. The hero is Charlie Croker of Atlanta whose plantation and skyscraper face repossession by banks for non-repayment of a loan. One way out might be to request leniency in return for hushing up a rape.
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