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plutography
noun.
A book (or, more generally, a literary genre) that examines the lifestyles of rich and famous people.
Example Citation:
"It is the age of plutography, where the acts of the rich turn them into great stars."
—Tom Wolfe
Notes:
Plutography combines the prefix pluto- (from the Greek word ploutos, "wealth") with the suffix -graphy (from the Greek verb graphein, "to write").
Related Words:
autopathography
hysterical realism
Judas biography
Kmart realism
steampunk
Subject Categories:
Business - Money
Culture - Books and Magazines
Posted on July 12, 1997 at 8:01 AM
Updated on July 12, 1997 at 8:01 AM
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