satirical

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 satirical novel by Tom Wolfe.

black comedy

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 American satirical black comedy film directed and produced by Brian De Palma.

bittersweet

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a bittersweet portrayal of the late capitalism that characterised Western society in the 1980s and is based on Tom Wolfe’s best-selling novel of the same name.

an epic tome chronicling a diverse set of issues in 1980s New York

The Bonfire of the Vanities is an epic tome chronicling a diverse set of issues in 1980s New York.

Fantasy

The genre portrayed in this piece of art is Fantasy, Grotesque, Mythical, Religious.

a novel

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a novel, but a novelis based on the same sort of detailed on-scene reporting as Wolfe's great nonfiction bestsellers, The Right Stuff, Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers, and The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

a cynical take on modern society with everybody available for a price, from the D.A. vying for re-election to the mother () of the young man in a coma Mary Alicesuing the hospital for $10 million

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a cynical take on modern society with everybody available for a price, from the D.A. vying for re-election to the mother (Mary Alice) of the young man in a coma suing the hospital for $10 million.

a piece of fiction that examines the excesses and misconduct of Wall Street from an all-knowing third-person point of view

The Wolf of Wall Street is an autobiography, providing a firsthand account of Belfort’s experiences, while The Bonfire of the Vanities is a piece of fiction that examines the excesses and misconduct of Wall Street from an all-knowing third-person point of view.

a scathing satire of the excesses of Wall Street and the New York society of the 1980s

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a scathing satire of the excesses of Wall Street and the New York society of the 1980s.

horror fiction

As such, the book falls in the genre of horror fiction.

a satire of 1980s excesses in New York

The Bonfire of the Vanities, published in 1987, was a satire of 1980s excesses in New York and was also made into a film starring Tom Hanks in 1990.

horror

The main genres are crime, fantasy, romance, science fiction, western, inspirational, historical fiction and horror.

as the quintessential yuppie novel

Tom Wolfe’s potboiler The Bonfire of the Vanities is seen as the quintessential yuppie novel but for me Brightness Falls summed up the folly of the ’80s very much better and with a great deal more humanity.

supernatural, action/fantasy and romance

The major genres are humor, supernatural, action/fantasy and romance.

comedy science fiction

The film may also fall under the horror fantasy, comedy science fiction genres.

a caustic satire on the money-feverish Eighties

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a caustic satire on the money-feverish Eighties.

Fantasy/Adventure

Its genre could be described as Fantasy/Adventure, for

science fiction

The genres include romance, mystery, humor, fantasy, horror and science fiction.

medieval/renaissance polyphony

Although literature focus is on medieval/renaissance polyphony.

historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, apocalypse, horror and fairy tale

The genres included historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, apocalypse, horror and fairy tale.