Lessons from the archives of Tom Wolfe

Michael Lewis dives into the New York Public Library's archives for a profile of the New Journalism icon at 85: "It was as if there were, in the United States, two realities. There’s the reality perceived by ordinary people and the reality perceived by Tom Wolfe — until Wolfe writes his piece or book and most people just forget their original perception and adopt his. He might be forgiven for believing that he is in the possession of some very weird special power."

November 8, 2015

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