00 / 00 A conversation with Tom Wolfe, about Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine BROADCAST: Dec. 3, 1976 | DURATION: 00:53:27 Synopsis The journalist and writer discusses his controversial writings, his time spent as a celebrity figure, and his thoughts about writers as celebrities.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations Details Broadcast Date Dec. 3, 1976 Duration 53 minutes, 27 seconds Topics Journalism & Broadcasting Literature People Journalists Authors, Writers Entertainers Tags WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Wolfe, Tom--Interviews Wolfe, Tom. Mauve gloves & madmen, clutter & vine. Authors, American--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes Radio programs Wolfe, Tom,-- interviewee Writers Journalists Celebrities in literature Celebrities in mass media Novelists Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. Satirical writing Comic literature New Journalism Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine Creative nonfiction Hysterical realism Wolfe, Tom, 1930-2018 Related Programs Discussing the book "Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War" with the author, president and publisher of Harper's Magazine and journalist John R. MacArthur Sep. 15, 1992 Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre discuss their fiction book "Fifth Horseman" Sep. 11, 1980 Interviewing children's books writer Eric Rosser Jul. 18, 1988 Jimmy Breslin discusses his book “The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight” ; part 1 Constance Curry, Mae Bertha Carter in conversation with Studs Terkel Feb. 1, 1996 Interviewing author, biographer, and journalist Roy Hoopes Mar. 24, 1995