Question: When was 'Bonfire of the Vanities' published?
Answer: In the same article, the Reverend Al Sharpton (whose fictional analogue in the novel is "Reverend Bacon") asserts that "twenty years later, the cynicism of The Bonfire of the Vanities is as out of style as Tom Wolfe's wardrobe."
A single-select problem: Is the question answered in a satisfactory fashion?

-- yes. -- no.
no