Tom Wolfe RIP

Henry Irving

Writer of the Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers and lots of other great journalism as well as The Right Stuff and Bonfire of the Vanities has died aged 88

iainment

Good writer. Enjoyed what I read of his stuff.

Brendan_O_Connell

RIP

soapy_jones

RIP. What a character!

CafcWest

RIP. Great writer.

seth plum

In the writing world he was one of the masters of the universe. RIP.

WestCountryAddick

I read the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test when I was a teenager. Such an experience. RIP.

sillav nitram

Read Bonfire of the Vanities, and saw the film with Melanie Griffith, what happened to her, can’t remember who the male lead was? Enjoyed both.

Should I try any of his others, recommendations?

RIP

Henry Irving

Radical chic, a term he invented is good.

The Purple Decades is a good compilation

sillav nitram

Henry Irving said:

Radical chic, a term he invented is good.

The Purple Decades is a good compilation

Thanks Henry.

Missed It

Sad to hear this, top writer. The Right Stuff is one of my all time favourite books.

simonmatthews

Henry Irving said:

Writer of the Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers and lots of other great journalism as well as The Right Stuff and Bonfire of the Vanities has died aged 88

Agree. One of the best.

ashley

Have often considered some of the Tribal Traders and their wives that I have met at parties in Chislehurst , Bickley and Farnborough Park to be the U.K. equivalent of the " Masters of the Universe " and the " Social X rays" that he was referring to . What an insightful and intelligent man . RIP

uie2

RIP