1987

Wolfe researched and revised for two years, and Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities was published in 1987.

1990

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

1980s

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.

1497

The phrase bonfire of the vanities, the title of Tom Wolfe's best-selling book in the 80s and of the Brian De Palma movie to follow, goes back at least to February 7, 1497.

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.

in 1986

“When The Bonfire of the Vanities came out in 1986 the Vanities captured New York life, and in particular the criminal justice system, like nothing else.

that epic satire of 1980s New York

The Bonfire of the Vanities, that epic satire of 1980s New York, is the obvious place to start for Wolfe, and remains a joy to read, but The Right Stuff, the Vanities's journalistic account of the US space programme, is arguably the better book.

in 1497/1498

The events of Assassin's Creed: Discovery took place in 1491, the Bonfire of the Vanities took place in 1497/1498.

shelves , the thickest tome of the small canon of yuppie books,

In 1987, after running as a serial over 27 issues of Rolling Stone, The Bonfire of the Vanities hit shelves, the thickest tome of the small canon of yuppie books, coming in at just under 700 pages.

It the 1988 Bill Murray christmas movie Scrooged; and the 1989 Roseanne Barr/Meryl Streep team-up film She-Devil

It occurred in the 1987 novel The Bonfire of the Vanities; the 1988 Bill Murray christmas movie Scrooged; and the 1989 Roseanne Barr/Meryl Streep team-up film She-Devil.

Tom Wolfe's first novel, )

Tom Wolfe's book The Right Stuff (1979) was made into a film, as was Tom Wolfe's first novel, Bonfire of the Vanities (1987).

a film from the 90s based on a novel by the same name by Tom Wolfe

The Bonfire of The Vanities is a film from the 90s based on a novel by the same name by Tom Wolfe.

of poor decisions from inception to inception's release

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) included such a litany of poor decisions, from inception to inception's release, that a whole 440-page book was written about all of the many things that went wrong with inception – The Devil’s Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco.

Wolfe's novel )

Wolfe’s second masterpiece is Wolfe's novel The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987).

by Brian De Palma (the 1976 Carrie)

Directed by Brian De Palma (the 1976 Carrie), The Bonfire of the Vanities was adapted from a Tom Wolfe novel of the same name.

a satirical novel by Tom henrydreher.com story

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a satirical novel by Tom henrydreher.com story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in s 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.

in 1984

Tom Wolfe’s The Bonfire of the Vanities ran as a serial in Rolling Stone Magazine in 1984, but the serialized novel was all but dead by the turn of the twentieth century.

a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in s 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

The Bonfire of the Vanities is a satirical novel by Tom henrydreher.com story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in s 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.