The Bonfire of the Vanities | Related Titles
The Bonfire of the Vanities was originally serialized in Rolling Stone magazine in 1984-1985, but the final novel varies dramatically from the serialization. In the earlier version, Sherman, a largely sympathetic character often referred to as "the Great Observer," was a writer rather than an ego-maniacal bond trader. That transformation of Sherman's character is the crucial difference between the serialization and the published novel: many of the details of the serialized Sherman presented him as a victim, but most of his good intentions are subdued if not altogether lost...
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