Tom Wolfe Writer

Thomas Kennerly "Tom" Wolfe, Jr. (born March 2, 1931) is an American author and journalist, best known for his association and influence over the New Journalism literary movement in which literary techniques are used in objective, even-handed journalism. Beginning his career as a reporter, he soon became one of the most culturally significant figures of the sixties after the publication of books such as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (a highly experimental account of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters) and two collections of articles and essays, Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers and The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby. His first novel entitled The Bonfire of the Vanities, released in 1987, was met with critical acclaim and was a great commercial success.He is also known, in recent years, for his spats and public disputes with other writers, including John Updike, Norman Mailer, and John Irving.

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Birth date	March 02, 1931
Birth name	Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr.
Birth place	Richmond Virginia

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Writer

Career start	1959
influenced by	Charles Dickens Ernest Hemingway Hunter S. Thompson Jack Kerouac Émile Zola Evelyn Waugh
movement	New Journalism
notable work	The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test The Bonfire of the Vanities Back to Blood A Man in Full Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers The Right Stuff (book)