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Tom Wolfe's America : heroes, pranksters, and fools /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McEneaney, Kevin T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2009.
Subjects:
Wolfe, Tom > Criticism and interpretation.
Wolfe, Tom > Political and social views.
United States > In literature.
Social values in literature.
Manners and customs in literature.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The Manhattan Virginian
  • Journalism and hyperbole
  • Prankster riddles
  • From reporting to politics
  • Historian at edge city
  • Iconoclastic culture shredding
  • Vanity rags
  • Cultural drift
  • The ivory tower in ruins?
  • Vroom! Wolfe's status in American literature.