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The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby

Name: The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
Author: Tom Wolfe

The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby is the title of Tom Wolfe's first collected book of essays, published in 1965. The book is named for one of the stories in the collection that was originally published in Esquire magazine in 1963 under the title "There Goes That Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby Around the Bend …" Wolfe's essay for Esquire and this, his first book, are frequently heralded as early examples of New Journalism.

“…Las Vegas is the only town in the world whose skyline is made up neither of buildings, like New York, nor of trees, like Wilbraham, Massachusetts, but signs.”

Tom Wolfe book The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby

"Las Vegas (What?)"
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby (1965)

“The demolition derby is, pure and simple, a form of gladiatorial combat for our times.”

Tom Wolfe book The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby

"Clean Fun at Riverhead"
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby (1965)