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Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine

Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine

Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine is a 1976 book by Tom Wolfe, consisting of eleven essays and one short story that Wolfe wrote between 1967 and 1976. It includes the essay in which he coined the term "the 'Me' Decade" to refer to the 1970s. In addition to the stories, Wolfe also illustrated the book.


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“A sect, incidentally, is a religion with no political power.”

Tom Wolfe book Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine

"The Me Decade and the Third Great Awakening"
Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine (1976)

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