Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twenties—the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsby—Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells showcases unforgettable writers in search of how to live well in a changing era. Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter introduces these fabulous pieces written between 1913 and 1936, when the magazine published a Murderers' Row of the world's leading literary lights, including:
Graydon Carter has been the editor of Vanity Fair since 1992. He lives in New York City.
David Friend is Vanity Fair's editor of creative development.
Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twenties—the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsby—Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells showcases unforgettable writers in search of how to live well in a changing era. Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter introduces these fabulous pieces written between 1913 and 1936, when the magazine published a Murderers' Row of the world's leading literary lights, including:
Graydon Carter has been the editor of Vanity Fair since 1992. He lives in New York City.
David Friend is Vanity Fair's editor of creative development.
Graydon Carter has been the editor of Vanity Fair since
1992. He lives in New York City.
David Friend is Vanity Fair’s editor of creative
development.
The New York Times
“When Graydon Carter is in escapist mode, one of the places he goes
to is New York in the 1920s…. In Bohemians, Bootleggers,
Flappers, & Swells: The Best of Early Vanity Fair, Mr. Carter, the
magazine’s current editor, introduces readers to his predecessor
Frank Crowninshield, and the incredible cast of writers he
assembled.”
The New Yorker
“Pieces [that] are at once of their moment and timeless.”
Associated Press
“This is a book as a box of chocolates….And the fun comes from the
variety.”
Publishers Weekly (starred):
“This volume epitomizes the idea of modernity in American cultural
life before the Second World War.”
Kirkus Reviews:
“A remarkable range to the pieces….Whether read from cover to cover
or dipped into occasionally, this collection serves as a fine
primer to one magazine's contribution to a golden age of American
magazine writing.”
Library Journal:
"Reading this compilation of writings published in Vanity Fair from
the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s is like sampling a box of chocolates on
Valentine’s Day: a delicious confection of satire, poetry,
biographical sketches, humorous pieces, and thought-provoking
commentary."
Booklist:
“These delightful period pieces reflecting the social mores of
their time hold up in their innovation, style, and concern about
modern life nearly a century later.”
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