A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe Paperback Book
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Author: Tom Wolfe

Narrator: David Ogden Stiers

Format: Abridged-CD

Publisher: Random House

Published: Dec 1998

Genre: Fiction - General

Retail Price: $39.95

Discs: 8

Synopsis

Tom Wolfe's novel stars a college football star turned millionaire businessman who, in late middle age, finds himself with a troublesome young wife and a mountain of debt. The cast includes Conrad Hensley, who gets in trouble with the law after losing his job; a black ex-athlete accused of raping a white girl; and the lawyer who represents him. This explosive, multihued novel about the tension in late 20th-century Atlanta involves illegal immigrants, prison life, shady real estate deals, trophy wives and the women they have replaced. Wolfe's first novel in 11 years was a finalist for the 1998 National Book Award. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.

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BookLender review by Jane on 2007-06-06 20:37:49

This book is fascinating and set in Atlanta. It compares the rise and fall of a high powered rich executive and the life of a meat packer who works all day in a refrigeration area. Their lives come together in a way you can never imagine.