{"product_id":"the-smart-set-conversations-paperback","title":"The Smart Set Conversations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. L. Mencken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Jean Nathan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOwen Hatteras\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Smart Set Conversations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of the First World War, two iconoclastic young journalists, H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan, were offered the co-editorship of \u003cem\u003eThe Smart Set\u003c\/em\u003e, a New-York based magazine with literary ambitions. During their nine years as co-editors, from 1914 until 1923, Mencken and Nathan transformed \u003cem\u003eThe Smart Set\u003c\/em\u003e into a must-read of the early jazz era, established themselves as two of America's foremost critics, and became bona-fide celebrities in American popular culture. Indeed, \"Mencken and Nathan\" were at times as popular collectively as they were separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong their writings in \u003cem\u003eThe Smart Set\u003c\/em\u003e are a jointly authored series of nine \"Conversations,\" written dialogues between Mencken and Nathan that depict their personal interactions in various circumstances and locales, chronicling a series of events perhaps both real and imagined. Taken together, the \"Conversations\" offer a plausible if somewhat exaggerated representation of their idiosyncratic relationship as authors and editors. Published here with a new Introduction and Glossary, \u003cem\u003eThe Smart Set\u003c\/em\u003e \"Conversations\" of H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan are reprinted in the present edition in their entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan were controversial figures during their era. They were culture warriors, disruptors, instigators, masters of satire and irony. Their writings were often offensive to readers then and will likely engender only greater offense now. Contemporary readers may find \u003cem\u003eThe Smart Set\u003c\/em\u003e \"Conversations\" to be a timely reflection upon the history of the American public dialog. This edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Smart Set\u003c\/em\u003e \"Conversations\" is intended for mature readers interested in the history of arts and literature, as well as the American popular culture of the 1920s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49552011395224,"sku":"9798988164524","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/KsS_0KtOG79798988164524.webp?v=1784937717","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-smart-set-conversations-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}