--- product_id: 2367264 title: "The Bonfire of the Vanities Paperback – March 4, 2008" brand: "tom wolfe" price: "211.53 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/2367264-the-bonfire-of-the-vanities-paperback-march-4-2008 store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Bonfire of the Vanities Paperback – March 4, 2008 **Brand:** tom wolfe **Price:** 211.53 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Bonfire of the Vanities Paperback – March 4, 2008 by tom wolfe - **How much does it cost?** 211.53 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/2367264-the-bonfire-of-the-vanities-paperback-march-4-2008) ## Best For - tom wolfe enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tom wolfe brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Bonfire of the Vanities Paperback – March 4, 2008 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91dpxiD+FFL.jpg) ![The Bonfire of the Vanities Paperback – March 4, 2008 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81EDP7osSiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Funny and honest. *by J***D on March 15, 2025* Classic truth-telling in an ironic and funny style. Much better than the movie. Scenes at aristocratic parties, in the DA’s office, are unbelievably veridical. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read, holds up (if you were alive in the 80s) *by E***N on August 8, 2024* In the end, I loved this book. I wasn't so sure initially; the story takes some time to unfold, but it's quick moving the entire time and once it ended I was sad that it was over. It's obviously dated because it takes place in the 80s, but if you were alive in the 80s it works. Loved it and I'd highly recommend it as fast-paced 700 pager. 4.5 stars. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you! *by T***N on May 24, 2012* I read and enjoyed this book previously in the late 80's. The passing of a further twenty-five years or so have brought it some clarity. I've got to highly recommend it, although there is one flaw that SHOULD push the rating just below 5 stars. More of that later.Sherman McCoy has it all. He makes a million dollars a year selling bonds for a top Wall Street firm. He lives in a 14 room, one-apartment-with-servants-wing-to-a-floor building on Park Avenue enjoying picturesque park views. His devoted wife--a little older than him and not as attractive as she once was--has carved out a career as an interior designer published in Architectural Digest, and his idealized 12 year old daughter attends the toniest private school with it's own shuttle that tools up and down Park Ave. gathering golden children in the promised land. Topping it off is his mid-20's mistress who he joins for the occasional impromptu tryst in another woman's rent-controlled apartment ($333/month)that the mistress--trophy wife of a self-made Jewish gillionaire--coopts from her for $750/month.Sherman's (SHUHMAN, the mistress calls him through her South Carolinian accent)fantasy life begins to come unravelled when he misses a turn off to Manhattan and ends up in the Bronx one evening after picking up his paramour at Kennedy airport. He goes from missplaced to lost and stops at an on-ramp because of an abandoned tire in his path. Two black youths appear from the side and a larger one come towards him somewhat quickly. This is the point where a spoiler opportunity presents itself to me, I'll resist the temptation, but the upthrust is that one of the youths gets struck by Sherman's car and the balance of the book is devoted to the downward spiral in Sherman's life this produces.The only flaw in the book occurs when detectives first visit Sherman's apartment to get a look at his car as a function of their hit-and-run investigation. The struck youth went to the hospital with a wrist injury, is treated and leaves with undiagnosed head trauma that later produces a coma (ultimately fatal). He told his mother he had been hit by a Mercedes with a license plate beginning with an R and a second number with a full ascender (my words, not his) like an "I" a "P" or an "F". After a self-appointed civil rights leader/preacher looking for a fast buck produces PR that takes talk of the accident to viral extremes, the police launch their investigation that leads them to Sherman's (and 500 other) doors to examine their cars. With so many possibilities, the police are just looking to eliminate the cars with no physical damage.Sherman blows the interview and arouses their suspicion. His behavior is not only ridiculous and outrageous, it's also unbelievable. Here he is, a self-styled "Master of the Universe" (as a bond salesman) and he can't act cool in a not even unexpected situation? Here, the author almost lost me. I was very disappointed.But he had to do this to produce the rest of the action of the book, which was well drawn and monumental. The author's gift of language, or characterization, or descriptive narrative--I could go on--are beyond comparison. This is a masterful story-teller at the peak of his powers.For those of you that look for "messages" in better fiction, you see how revered American institutions can be prostituted and perverted by the whims of angry crowds and determined behind-the-scenes influencers. Courts aren't supposed to function like the one in the Bronx, but, in context, it seems the most natural thing in the world.This is not Tom Wolfe's best book, but it's better than just about anyone elses. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Bonfire of the Vanities - The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - A Man in Full --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/2367264-the-bonfire-of-the-vanities-paperback-march-4-2008](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/2367264-the-bonfire-of-the-vanities-paperback-march-4-2008) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-08-16*