An Unabridged Production on 3 Audio CDs -
180 Minutes running time.
Ambush at Fort Bragg is classic Wolfe--a
blistering send-up of one man's drive for fame and glory and the
lengths to which the media will go to showcase their version of
the truth.
From the Back Cover
He's been called "the inventor of the New Journalism--and
possessor of the age's most distinctive prose style." Now in this
original novella, serialized to critical acclaim in Rolling Stone
magazine in December 1996, Tom Wolfe, author of the bestseller The
Bonfire of the Vanities, turns his penetrating eye and devastating
wit to the world of TV news...
As the producer of a prime-time TV newsmagazine, Irv Durtscher
fancies himself the Federico Fellini of television journalism. For
who else can draw 50 million viewers, satisfy the network's
gluttony for profits, and advance the cause of social justice? The
only problem is that no one else recognizes Irv's genius. Instead,
all the accolades go to the blonde bombshell anchor who won't give
balding, near-sighted Irv the time of day. But suddenly Irv has a
chance to break the most sensational story of his career--one that
will surely catapult him into the national spotlight and into
Madame Bombshell's heart. For months the wheels of justice have
ground to a halt as three soldiers from Fort Bragg have
categorically denied that they savagely beat and murdered a member
of their company because he was gay. Now, Irv Durtscher,
self-proclaimed soul of a soulless industry, is poised to expose
the truth. With a fortune in surveillance equipment, he has
infiltrated a bar near Fort Bragg, in the hopes that the unwitting
soldiers will hang themselves on videotape. What he gets is pure
dynamite. But Irv's story won't be complete until he arranges to
ambush the three young toughs and show them the footage. What
happens when one of New York's media elite confronts the Lords of
Testosterone?...not what you think.
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