Tom Wolfe, the innovative journalist and author who wrote such best-selling masterpieces as "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "The Right Stuff" has passed away. Wolfe, 88, had been hospitalized with an infection and died Monday, according to his agent Lynn Nesbit. Wolfe started as a reporter at the Springfield (Massachusetts) Union before moving onto the Washington Post. It was a long-form of writing in which writers deeply immersed themselves in the subject they were writing about. Wolfe became a major figure in the New York social scene, identified with his distinct personal style -- typified by a white, 3-piece suit.

Source: CNN May 15, 2018 15:21 UTC