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A Man in Full
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| Author | Tom Wolfe |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
| Released | November 12, 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 742 pages |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-374-27032-5 |
A Man in Full is a novel by Tom Wolfe, published in 1998 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. This 742-page satire portrays a high-flying real-estate mogul amid the intricate social dynamics of Atlanta, the vibrant capital of the New South.
Most of the mainstream American newspapers and news magazines gave the book positive reviews. However, a second wave of reviews in more highbrow literary outlets were more critical. Much of this more pointed criticism came from a cadre of established American novelists, including John Updike, Norman Mailer and John Irving.
The book alludes to and caricatures some prominent members of Atlanta society, including the former mayor Bill Campbell, under the name Wes Jordan, and renowned developer John Portman, via the character Charlie Croker. Released eleven years after Wolfe's bestselling novel The Bonfire of the Vanities, A Man in Full was widely anticipated; Wolfe was known to be working on the research for this follow-up effort for several years.
The book on tape, in both the abridged and unabridged version, is read by American actor David Ogden Stiers.
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