Tom Wolfe

I Am Charlotte Simmons

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The John Adams Institute hosted an evening with journalist and writer Tom Wolfe, who spoke about his novel I Am Charlotte Simmons. In the novel, Charlotte Simmons attends the fictional Dupont University. It is there that she loses her innocence as she discovers the only way to survive at university is through sex. She tries to …

Tom Wolfe

The John Adams Institute hosted an evening with journalist and writer Tom Wolfe, who spoke about his novel I Am Charlotte Simmons.

In the novel, Charlotte Simmons attends the fictional Dupont University. It is there that she loses her innocence as she discovers the only way to survive at university is through sex. She tries to fight against this lifestyle, until a frat boy charms her for one night.

Tom Wolfe has written for The Washington Post, Esquire and Rolling Stone Magazine.

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Journalist Tracy Metz introduced Tom Wolfe.

Tom Wolfe’s website

 

Moderator: Pieter Steinz

In collaboration with: Prometheus Publishers, Van Ditmar Bookimport, AEGON, Ministerie van OC&W, American Embassy The Hague, Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel, Van den Berch van Heemstede Fonds

 

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