Remembering Tom Wolfe, American writer with an 'anthropologist's delight'
New Journalism pioneer Tom Wolfe captured American culture in groundbreaking nonfiction like "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" and novels like "The Bonfire of ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: remembering the American writer Tom Wolfe, who died today. Wolfe first broke through to a wider audience in the early '60s, as one of the seminal voices behind so-called New Journalism, a form of nonfiction writing that used fictional literary styles and was distinctively different in technique. His magazine pieces for led to nonfiction books that put American subcultures under the microscope, often with a wry and biting tone. "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," zeroed in on the counterculture. "The Painted Word" targeted the world of art. And one of his best-regarded books, "The Right Stuff," which was later made into a movie, showcased the heroism of the first American astronauts. Wolfe later turned to writing novels. H...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: remembering the American writer Tom Wolfe, who died today. Wolfe first broke through to a wider audience in the early '60s, as one of the seminal voices behind so-called New Journalism, a form of nonfiction writing that used fictional literary styles and was distinctively different in technique. His magazine pieces for led to nonfiction books that put American subcultures under the microscope, often with a wry and biting tone. "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," zeroed in on the counterculture. "The Painted Word" targeted the world of art. And one of his best-regarded books, "The Right Stuff," which was later made into a movie, showcased the heroism of the first American astronauts. Wolfe later turned to writing novels. H...
