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American author and journalist (1930–2018)
Also known as: Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Thomas Kennerly, Jr. Wolfe, Том Вулф, توم وولف, 톰 울프, トム・ウルフ
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- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition
- A Man in Full (1998)
- Hooking up (2000)
- I am Charlotte Simmons (2004)