On May 14, 2018, we lost one of our most prolific authors, Tom Wolfe, whose first novel “The Bonfire of the Vanities was a critical and financial success. The Bonfire of the Vanities was published in 1987 and was a satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City.
Hear about Tom Wolfe’s start on this condensed episode of the Celebrity Archaeology Podcast.