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    How many exclamation points did author Tom Wolfe use in his blockbuster bestseller "The Bonfire of the Vanities"?

    Question #53035. Asked by ksb1992. (Dec 11 04 10:55 AM)


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    		The Bonfire of the Vanities, with its 659 pages and 2,343 exclamation points, sold a generous 725,000 copies in hardcover.

    http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,312914_1%7C7444%7C%7C0_0_,00.html

    Dec 14 04, 2:23 AM

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