Wolfe, Tom (Vol. 15) - Introduction

Wolfe, Tom 1931–

Wolfe, an American journalist and essayist, is a proponent of New Journalism. With wit and an eye for detail he describes the outward trappings which reveal the inner meaning behind the furniture, fashion, and attitudes of his subjects, who have ranged from Hell's Angels to Leonard Bernstein. (See also CLC, Vols. 1, 2, 9, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 13-16, rev. ed.)