Designer Selves in Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities and Danielle Steel's Crossings
Abstract Both Tom Wolfe in his realist novel The Bonfire of the Vanities and Danielle Steel in her sentimental novel Crossings use designer and brand names as narrative tools. While such a use of designer names enhances the verisimilitude of the novels, it also involves both authors in complex, post...
Main Author: | Hildegard Hoeller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1994-03-01
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Series: | Names |
Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1385 |
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