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"The Bonfire of the Vanities" (1987) is a novel by Tom Wolfe that satirizes the excesses and greed of 1980s New York City. The title refers to the historical practice of burning objects deemed sinful or heretical, which came to a head in Florence, Italy in 1497.

The novel follows Sherman McCoy, a millionaire bond trader who is accused of a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx and gets caught up in the media frenzy and political machinations that surround the incident. It also features a cast of characters including a ruthless prosecutor, a controversial journalist, and an influential preacher who stokes racial tensions to advance his own agenda.

"The Bonfire of the Vanities" was a critical and commercial success, and is often cited as one of the defining works of the era's literary movement known as "New Journalism". It was adapted into a film in 1990 starring Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis, although the movie was not as successful as the book.