Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe (1930-2018) was born in Richmond, Virginia, and educated at Washington and Lee University and Yale, where he earned a doctorate in American Studies. He first gained fame as a journalist, pioneering the New Journalism movement of the 1960s and 1970s with works like The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and The Right Stuff, which applied novelistic techniques to nonfiction reportage. His flamboyant personal style, including his signature white suits, made him one of the most recognizable literary figures in America. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by Bonfire of the Vanities.