The Bonfire of the Vanities
A Novel
by Tom Wolfe
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Conservative and Most Recommended Books.
"Shortly after I arrived in New York, [this author] claimed to have diagnosed the same syndrome in [this book]." - Christopher Hitchens
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Conservative and Most Recommended Books.
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