Is The Bonfire of the Vanities (1920) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 42 / 100 (slightly CHUD-leaning). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Tom Wolfe, 1920.
No votes yet.
Why: Satire of New York elites and race politics; read as right-leaning satire
The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow. See also: - The Bonfire of the Vanities: 1/2 - The Bonfire of the Vanities: 2/2