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The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1987 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 four main
characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant
district attorney Larry Kramer, British expatriate journalist Peter
Fallow and black activist Reverend Reginald Bacon.
The novel was originally conceived as a serial in the style of
Charles Dickens' writings; it ran in 27 installments in Rolling
Stone starting in 1984. Wolfe heavily revised it before it was
published in book form. The novel was a bestseller and a phenomenal
success, even in comparison with Wolfe's other books.
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