Tros y Bont: Hanes Eglwys Falmouth Road Llundain
by Meurig Owen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used: Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0707401674
- ISBN 13
- 9780707401676
- Seller
-
Chester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The book is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City. It focuses on three characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow. Sherman McCoy, a self-appointed 'Master of the Universe,' has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment, and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians, and clergy close in on him, determined to bring him down. The Bonfire of the Vanities is a caustic satire on the money-feverish Eighties. This exuberant novel cemented Wolfe's reputation as the foremost chronicler of his age. The novel was originally created as a serial in the style of Charles Dickens' writings, running 27 installments in Rolling Stone starting in 1984. The novel was a bestseller and an incredible success often noted as one of Wolfe’s greatest works.
Read More: Identifying first editions of Tros y Bont: Hanes Eglwys Falmouth Road Llundain
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Lady Lisa's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1554
- Title
- Tros y Bont: Hanes Eglwys Falmouth Road Llundain
- Author
- Meurig Owen
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used: Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0707401674
- ISBN 13
- 9780707401676
- Publisher
- Eglwys Jewin
- Date Published
- 1989
Terms of Sale
Lady Lisa's Bookshop
If not satisfied, communicate within 7 days for a full refund.
About the Seller
Lady Lisa's Bookshop
About Lady Lisa's Bookshop
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...