A MAN IN FULL BY TOM WOLFE (1998)

Probably the greatest living writer in the English language, Tom Wolfe published his novel A Man in Full in 1998, when it received some esteem, but not, in my opinion, enough. More entertaining than most of his “literary” competition, Wolfe charts the fortunes of two men in Atlanta, one a successful businessman, another a very unsuccessful warehouse worker. Think you’ve read about prisons or business meetings before? Not until you’ve read this. I was profoundly green with envy.

Tibor Fischer’s new novel, How to Rule the World (Corsair) is out now