Quote by: Tom Wolfe

By the time I received my doctorate in American studies in 1957, I was in the twisted grip of a disease of our times in which the sufferer experiences an overwhelming urge to join the 'real world.' So I started working for newspapers.


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Author Bio


  • NameTom Wolfe
  • DescriptionAmerican writer and journalist
  • BornMarch 2, 1931
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Novelist; Reporter; Essayist; Writer
  • WorksThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test; The Right Stuff; A Man In Full; Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing The Flak Catchers; The Bonfire Of The Vanities; Back To Blood
  • AwardsNational Humanities Medal; National Book Award