Tom Wolfe Biography

Tom Wolfe biography

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NAME: Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr.
OCCUPATION: Journalist, Author
BIRTH DATE: March 02, 1931 (Age: 81)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Richmond, Virginia
ZODIAC SIGN: Pisces

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Tom Wolfe is a best-selling author and journalist, well known as a proponent of New Journalism, using fiction writing techniques in journalism.

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Tom Wolfe is a best-selling author and journalist, well known as a proponent of New Journalism, using fiction writing techniques in journalism. After earning a doctorate from Yale, Wolfe worked for newspapers before writing one of his most famous books, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968). Another best-seller was his 1987 novel about urban greed and corruption, The Bonfire of the Vanities.