The Pump House Gang
Tom Wolfe's second collection (1968) takes it title from a redoubtable surfing elite, many of whom abandoned the beach for the psychedelic indoor sports of the late sixties. Wolfe here continues his fieldwork among noble savages, from La Jolla to London.
Tom Wolfe's second collection (1968) takes it title from a redoubtable surfing elite, many of whom abandoned the beach for the psychedelic indoor sports of the late sixties. Wolfe here continues his fieldwork among noble savages, from La Jolla to London.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780553380613 (0553380613)
Publish date: October 5th 1999
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Unlike the longer works, this one really gives a sense of the world (or a larger part of it), rather than one specific sub-culture. Contexts may change but people stay the same. It's quite easy to imagine a lot of this happening now, too. The Automatic Hotel is hysterical.
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