Tom wolfe books biography and list of works author of. Tom wolfe is the author of more than a dozen books, among them the electric koolaid acid test, the right stuff, the bonfire of the vanities, a man in full, i am charlotte simmons, and back to blood. As sociology, back to blood is about as convincing as an undergrads term. Our protagonists are two cubanamericans from allcuban hialeah. Tom wolfe picador picador an excellent book by a genius, said kurt vonnegut, jr. New york if a novelist were seeking the stereotypical and literary garret in which to work, few spaces would be as elegant as the booklined, highceilinged study in tom wolfes 12room. Tom wolfe on miami and his new book, back to blood for his most recent book, back to blood, tom wolfe analyzes the many characters and class systems of miami, florida. As a police launch speeds across miamis biscayne baywith officer nestor camacho on boardtom wolfe is. Tom wolfes new novel is a sprawling portrait of miami and its many ethnic groups, centering around a cubanamerican police officer and an.
In wolfe s career of great books, his last novel, published in 2004, was considered by many to be a stumblebut back to blood is a return to form, a work that solidifies wolfe s stature as one of the best. Tom wolfe 1931 tom wolfe born march 2, 1931 is an american author and journalist. Tom wolfe visited south florida for years while working on. Join facebook to connect with thomas wolfe and others you may know. Article about wolfe s recent public appearance at the chicago public library from fnews a publication of the school of the art institute of chicago. Lurching through tom wolfes 700page new novel with its cast of. Join facebook to connect with tom wolfe and others you may know. While there he experimented with using fictional techniques in feature stories. Malcolm cowley of the new republic thought the book would be twice as good if half as long. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box.
Tom wolfe, the famous satirist of bonfire of the vanities fame, is writing a book about miami called back to blood, coming out in october, and the. He sat for an interview with the herald about his book back to blood and his view of miami. In wolfes career of great books, his last novel, published in 2004, was considered by many to be a stumblebut back to blood is a return to form, a work that solidifies wolfes stature as one of the best. Back to blood is a devastating critique of current miami and american society. Its admirable that wolfe wants to get as much of contemporary miami into his book. Novelist tom wolfe, authoring new book set in miami, focus. Tom wolfe pictured is working on a new book, back to blood, a bonfirelike take on miami, with wolfes familiar themes of class, race and sex. Back to blood by tom wolfe 2012, hardcover for sale. He received the national book foundations 2010 medal for distinguished contribution to american letters.
Tom wolfe on his new book, back to blood telegraph. Tom wolfe 19302018 was the author of more than a dozen books, among them the electric koolaid acid test, the right stuff, the bonfire of the vanities, a man in full, i am charlotte simmons and back to blood. If a novel is something that a person in public life does to. Tom wolfe muses on back to blood, his dissection of.
The wolfes lived at 92 woodfin street, where tom was born. I n 2012, both presidential candidates agreed that america is a divided nation. The writer tom wolfe, who has died aged 88, was a great dandy, both in his elaborate dress and his neonlit prose. Author tom wolfe visits and talks about miami miami herald. He received the national book foundations 2010 medal for distinguished. A colorful cast of residents and visitors to miami go about their daily activities, both legal and illegal. The aim, squarely victorian, is to do miami in full crosssection.
No, tom wolfes not going to crush every single building in miamidade with a hardbound, signed firstedition of his forthcoming novel though to hear some of the critics in the trailer for the. Coming soon new releases nook book bundles nook daily find nook foreign language. Wolfe is probably the only writer in america who is proud to call his novels highly journalistic. His father, a successful stone carver, ran a gravestone business. Tom wolfes move from the new journalism to fiction writing, undertaken a quartercentury ago, now seems on a par with babe ruths shift from. Back to blood by tom wolfe tom wolfes new novel is a sprawling portrait of miami and its many ethnic groups, centering around. New york if a novelist were seeking the stereotypical and literary garret in which to work, few spaces would be as elegant as the book lined, highceilinged study in tom wolfe s 12room. For those who recall what tom wolfe did for new york in the bonfire of the vanities, this is miamis less violent but more corruptly vain starturn. In back to blood, tom wolfe takes us to miami, to what the book jacket suggests is the american city of the future, a town built on the dreams of immigrants and newcomers who believe with. Tom wolfes new book about miami, and its makingof doc. A big, panoramic story of the new america, as told by our master chronicler of the way we live now. As a police launch speeds across miamis biscayne bay. Tom wolfe, author of back to blood wolfe tells fresh airs dave davies that what makes miami exceptional is the story of how an immigrant community rose to dominate its political. Tom wolfe, american novelist, journalist, and social commentator who was a leading critic of contemporary life and a proponent of new journalism the application of fictionwriting techniques to journalism.
James wolcott interviews the author ahead of his new book, back to blood, which is set in miami, florida. The police launch speeds across miamis biscayne bay with officer nestor camacho on board. As a police launch speeds across miamis biscayne baywith our hero, officer nestor camacho, on boardtom wolfe is off and running headlong into more. Tom wolfe papers, 193020, held by the manuscripts and archives division, new york public library. As a police launch speeds across miamis biscayne bay with officer nestor camacho on board tom wolfe is off and running.
The electric koolaid acid test by tom wolfe book the right stuff by philip. Tom wolfe is now an octogenarian, but hes still so much the excitable boy that he almost spews his highly identifiable, exclamatory prose in back to blood, wherein he depicts the ethnic. Tom wolfe pictured is working on a new book, back to blood, a bonfirelike take on miami, with wolfe s familiar themes of class, race and sex. In an excerpt from his new novel, back to blood, tom wolfe sees art basel miami beach through the eyes of magdalena, a young cubanamerican. Novelist tom wolfe, authoring new book set in miami, focus of documentary to be released with the book. Tom wolfe on his new book, back to blood vanity fair. Author tom wolfe visits and talks about miami miami. He is a giant among nonfiction writers, but the rap on him as a.
Tom wolfes new novel is built around the gaudy clash of miamis different ethnic and financial populations. The novel, set in miami, florida, focuses on the subject of cuban immigrants. Tom wolfe, pioneering new journalist, dead at 88 over a fiveyear period, tom and his wife, sheila, traveled to miami more than a dozen times to research his novel. A big, bitter, funny, craftily plotted book that grabs you by the lapels and wont let go. Back to blood is tom wolfes fourth and final novel, published by little, brown. In private remarks to wealthy donors in may that were secretly taped and released to devastating political effect in september, mitt romney declared that 47% of americans are heavily dependent on government entitlements, pay no income taxes, see themselves.
George plimpton spring 1991, tom wolfe, the art of fiction no. The cast of characters in tom wolfes typically overstuffed, overstated, delectab. Here is a big, panoramic story of the new america, as told by our master chronicler of the way we live now. Or so he sees miami, the seething setting for his entertaining and ambitious new novel about the heroics, travails, and chivalry of young. Wolfe is a national book award winner, a bestseller and a mixed bag. Engaging with our readers is essential to miami new times s. Does tom wolfes back to blood get the social realities of miami. The phrase back to blood is not new in wolfes work, either.
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