A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe

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  • Pub. Date: October 2001
  • 690pp
  • Sales Rank: 80,134
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    • Pub. Date: October 2001
    • Publisher: Dell Publishing
    • Format: Paperback, 690pp
    • Sales Rank: 80,134

    Synopsis

    The setting is Atlanta, Georgia — a racially mixed, late-century boomtown full of fresh wealth and wily politicians. The protagonist is Charles Croker, once a college football star, now a late-middle-aged Atlanta conglomerate king whose outsize ego has at last hit up against reality. Charlie has a 29,000 acre quail-shooting plantation, a young and demanding second wife, and a half-empty office complex with a staggering load of debt.

    Meanwhile, Conrad Hensley, idealistic young father of two, is laid off from his job at the Croker Global Foods warehouse near Oakland and finds himself spiraling into the lower depths of the American legal system.

    And back in Atlanta, when star Georgia Tech running back Fareek “the Canon” Fanon, a homegrown product of the city’s slums, is accused of date-raping the daughter of a pillar of the white establishment, upscale black lawyer Roger White II is asked to represent Fanon and help keep the city’s delicate racial balance from blowing sky-high.

    Networks of illegal Asian immigrants crisscrossing the continent, daily life behind bars, shady real estate syndicates — Wolfe shows us contemporary America with all the verve, wit, and insight that have made him our most admired novelist. Charlie Croker’s deliverance from his tribulations provides an unforgettable denouement to the most widely awaited, hilarious and telling novel America has seen in ages — Tom Wolfe’s most outstanding achievement to date.

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    Tom Wolfe was named a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1999.

    The New York Times Book Review - Michael Lewis

    The novel contains passages as powerful and as beautiful as anything written -- not merely by contemporary American novelists but by any American novelist. . .The book is as funny as anything Wolfe has ever written; at the same time it is also deeply, strangely affecting.

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    Biography

    Tom Wolfe's high-wire act of language has provided a sort of cultural funhouse mirror ever since he started publishing in the mid-1960s, first as a journalist and later as the acclaimed author of novels The Bonfire of the Vanities and A Man in Full. Wolfe occasionally raises hackles, and he always provokes a response.

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    We are all connected in some way to every other person, six or sixteen degrees of separation. Thisby LoganKinney

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    October 26, 2008: A Multimillionaire is actually connected to a single father of two who is only 23 years old and works at a tiny factory across the country. An African American lawyer is hired to defend a white football all star player for raping an African American woman, bringing an onslaught of fury from his community. These are just a few examples, and the connections are not readily apparent. You will find yourself shocked and surprised and amused by all the connections and twists and turns. The many plotlines overarch fantastically. I don't want to give much else away but I have lent this book to many friends of various ages and interests and all have loved it. My original copy is tattered beyond repair. I give it as a gift often and highly, highly recommend it. Perhaps one of the best parts about Tom Wolfe's writing is his sense of humor and the satire he brings to the table.

    A Man Full of Himselfby Anonymous

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    August 05, 2006: As a Georgia native, I quickly discovered that this so-called 'realistic' novel with its 'realistic' characters was really just a choppy series of Southern stereotypes. The Southern dialect, which is arrogantly and unnecessarily mapped out for the reader, is overblown and sometimes completely inaccurate. The characters are merely hyperbolic shells of real people, with a convergence that is empty and abrupt. This novel is excellent for those who enjoy fun facts about Southern geography, but then again, why not just buy an Atlas and a history book?


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