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Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (March 2, 1930 – May 14, 2018) [a] was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques.
He is North Carolina's most famous writer. [4] Wolfe wrote four long novels as well as many short stories, dramatic works, and novellas. He is known for mixing highly original, poetic, rhapsodic, and impressionistic prose with autobiographical writing.
Aug 31, 2024 · Tom Wolfe (born March 2, 1930, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.—died May 14, 2018, New York, New York) was an American novelist, journalist, and social commentator who was a leading critic of contemporary life and a proponent of New Journalism (the application of fiction-writing techniques to journalism).
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May 15, 2018 · Tom Wolfe, who died Tuesday in New York at the age of 87, leaves behind him an impressive legacy of work: essays, criticism, longform reporting, and fiction. Here are five essential books you...
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May 15, 2018 · Tom Wolfe, an innovative journalist and novelist whose technicolor, wildly punctuated prose brought to life the worlds of California surfers, car customizers, astronauts and Manhattan’s moneyed...
May 15, 2018 · The writer Tom Wolfe, whose love for the bright caricatural gesture helped define American letters in the last half of the twentieth century, died on Monday. Photograph by Roger Kisby / Redux
Apr 29, 2024 · A photo gallery of the late author Tom Wolfe, who wrote best-sellers such as "The Right Stuff" and "The Bonfire of the Vanities". See his portraits, books, awards and adaptations.