Tom Wolfe by Gypsy

What was Wolfe's first fiction novel, originally serialized in Rolling Stone in 1984? The title was a reference to Florence, Italy, in 1497.

He was involved in regular journalism before New Journalism. What was the name of the newspaper where he worked?

What did he call his reportorial approach, which differs from in-depth and investigative reporting by not only closely shadowing his subjects, but by becoming an involved witness?

What was the title of his first collected book of essays, often cited as an early example of New Journalism? One was originally published in "Esquire" magazine with a title that also included the parenthetical expressions "(Varoom! Varoom!)," "(Thphhhhhh!)," "(Rahghhh!), and "(Brummmmmmmmmmmmmmm)."

Many versions of this book have an incomplete quote from Kurt Vonnegut, "Verdict: Excellent book by a genius." What is the rest of the quote?

What is the name of his collection of essays chronicling Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters?

What was the name of his essay about stock car racing star Junior Johnson? It was later turned into a movie starting Jeff Bridges.

His 1979 book was a reaction to Norman Mailer's "Of a Fire on the Moon." It was turned into a movie starring Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, and Barbara Hershey. Chuck Yeager made a cameo appearance. What was the name of the book?

Wolfe wrote one book about architecture. What was the specific style that the critiqued, one that was founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar, Germany?

What was the name of Wolfe's second novel, which featured characters such at Charles Cap'm Croker, Ray Peepgass, and Roger "Too White" White II?

What was the name of the titular female in his third novel, about a poor, naïve, intelligent, scholarship student at the fictional Dupont University?

Wolfe is often credited with coining the term "trophy wife," which is not true. However, there are several more than he did coin. Name one.