Il Falò delle Vanità

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Il Falò delle Vanità (The Bonfire of the Vanities) is a novel by Tom Wolfe, first published in 1987. The Italian-language edition referenced in the review is described as roughly 800 pages and is set in 1980s New York, centering on themes of class, media, justice and excess.

The reviewer describes an 800-page edition, highlights characters Sherman McCoy, Abe Weiss and Peter Fallow, and calls the book a masterpiece and a foundational 20th-century work blending literature and journalism.

A detailed, admiring review of Tom Wolfe's Il Falò delle Vanità emphasizes the book's 800-page immersion in 1980s New York, its critique of media, justice and class, and Wolfe's blend of literature and reportage. The reviewer calls it a masterpiece and an absolute must-read. The review highlights characters such as Sherman McCoy, Abe Weiss and Peter Fallow.

For:Readers of literary fiction, satire, legal drama, reportage and anyone interested in 1980s New York and media critique.

 A fundamental book of the 20th century, fluid and sleek in its reading, suitable for those who love television and paper works with a judicial background, for those who love reportage, for those who don’t fall asleep when a writer takes thirty pages to describe a dinner scene of NY’s rich.

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