Tom Wolfe
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. 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. Much of Wolfe's work is satirical and centers on the counterculture of the 1960s and issues related to class, social status, and the lifestyles of the economic and intellectual elites of New York City.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Richmond
- Educated at
- Yale UniversityWashington and Lee UniversitySt. Christopher's School
- Awards
- 🏆 National Book Award🏆 National Humanities Medal🏆 Dos Passos Prize
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"The demolition derby is, pure and simple, a form of gladiatorial combat for our times."
"Article about Wolfe's recent public appearance at the Chicago Public Library from fNews"
"The Internet is the modern form of knitting. In the old days women who had nothing to do would knit, but at least you got something out of it — a pair of socks, maybe a scarf, occasionally a little be…"
"Among other things Jonestown was an example of a definition well known to sociologists of religion: a cult is a religion with no political power."
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1930
Born
Birth2018
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Tom's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Tom's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Tom Wolfe is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"Don't be yourself-be someone a little nicer."
— Mignon McLaughlin"...as regards to teaching of languages, he advocated, among other things, the study of Tagalog. Since he wa…"
— Epifanio de los Santos"All across the world, humanity knows you’re the enemy. We’re gonna get you assholes, just know that. It doe…"
— Alex Jones"My doctor is nice; every time I see him, I’m ashamed of what I think of doctors in general."
— Mignon McLaughlin"hat makes a libertarian in America a “right-winger” makes him a “liberal” in most of Europe."
— Jonah Goldberg"Even the concept of "non-communist", implying some measure of neutrality, has generally been accorded scant…"
— William Blum
