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A Man in Full is a novel by Tom Wolfe, published in 1998 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. This 744-page satire portrays a high flying real estate mogul amid the intricate social dynamics of Atlanta, the vibrant capital of the New South.
Literary significance & criticism
Most of the mainstream American newspapers and news magazines gave the book positive reviews. However, a second wave of reviews in more highbrow literary outlets were more critical. Much of this more pointed criticism came from a cadre of established American novelists, including John Updike, Norman Mailer and John Irving.
Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science
The book caricatures some prominent members of Atlanta society, including the former mayor Maynard Jackson, under the name Wes Jordan, and renowned developer John Portman, via the character Charlie Croker. Released eleven years after Wolfe's bestselling novel The Bonfire of the Vanities, A Man in Full was widely anticipated; Wolfe was known to be working on the research for this follow-up effort for several years.
Book on Tape
The book on tape (both abridged and unabridged versions) was read by David Ogden Stiers
"A Man in Full"