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In his new collection, Wolfe veers between his new enthusiasms (the Silicon Valley revolution, the American Century, modern teenage sexual customs) and some old familiar peeves (The New Yorker, American Intellectuals, the "pathetic revolution" of European formalism). From cheeky New Journalist to novelist of social satires, Wolfe's career really began with a short, mean-spirited masterpiece--his two-part 1965 parody of William Shawn and the hushed old New Yorker, collected here for the first time. Wolfe has ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More