Tom Wolfe, "America's most skillful satirist" (*The Atlantic Monthly*), examines the strange saga of American architecture in this sequel to *The Painted Word.*
From Bauhaus to Our House
β Scribed by Tom Wolfe
- Publisher
- Picador
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 516 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Tom Wolfe, "America's most skillful satirist" (The Atlantic Monthly), examines the strange saga of American architecture in this sequel to The Painted Word. Tom Wolfe is the author of a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Right Stuff, and I Am Charlotte Simmons. He lives in New York City. In his sequel to The Painted Word, Tom Wolfe, examines the strange saga of American architecture in the 20th century. "No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons."βThe New York Times Book Review "No wonder . . . this book is the hottest topic in Manhattan's architectural salons."βThe New York Times Book Review "Tom Wolfe has squeezed a funny tale out of glass and stone."βThe Wall Street Journal "A search-and-destroy mission against architectural pretensions . . . a funny book."βNew York magazine"America's most skillful satirist."βThe Atlantic Montly "Full of Insight . . . marvelously right."βPeople "Sharp serpent's-tooth wit, useful cultural insight, and snazzy zip! pop! writing."βPlayboy"Wolfe's delightfully witty, biting history of modern architecture is a scintillating high comedy of big money, manners, and massive manipulation of public taste."βPublishers Weekly
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