Condé Nast

Name: Condé Nast
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781250180032
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The Man and His Empire - A Biography

By Susan Ronald

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Condé Nast's journey from arriving in New York with little to becoming the highest paid executive in the United States is the heart of this biography. Acquiring iconic magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair in the early 20th century, Nast crafted the first international magazine empire. Working with notable editors such as Edna Woolman Chase and Frank Crowninshield, he introduced European modern art and fashion to a new American audience. Nast's influence went beyond publishing; he shaped the 'café society' and New York's social fabric, nurturing the careers of legendary cultural figures. Susan Ronald, with access to family archives and company resources, reveals the glamour, ambition, and legacy of this extraordinary pioneer.
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Condé Nast will appeal to readers interested in biography, media history, and early 20th-century culture. Fans of fashion, publishing, and social history will find this book insightful, as will those who enjoy stories of entrepreneurial success and influential artistic circles.

The first biography in over thirty years of Condé Nast, the pioneering publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair and main rival to media magnate William Randolph Hearst.

The first biography in over thirty years of Condé Nast, the pioneering publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair and main rival to media magnate William Randolph Hearst.

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Condé Nast's life and career was as high profile and glamorous as his magazines. Moving to New York in the early twentieth century with just the shirt on his back, he soon became the highest paid executive in the United States, acquiring Vogue in 1909 and Vanity Fair in 1913. Alongside his editors, Edna Woolman Chase at Vogue and Frank Crowninshield at Vanity Fair, he built the first-ever international magazine empire, introducing European modern art, style, and fashions to an American audience.

Credited with creating the "café society," Nast became a permanent fixture on the international fashion scene and a major figure in New York society. His superbly appointed apartment at 1040 Park Avenue, decorated by the legendary Elsie de Wolfe, became a gathering place for the major artistic figures of the time. Nast launched the careers of icons like Cecil Beaton, Clare Boothe Luce, Lee Miller, Dorothy Parker, and Noel Coward. He left behind a legacy that endures today in media powerhouses such as Anna Wintour, Tina Brown, and Graydon Carter.

Written with the cooperation of his family on both sides of the Atlantic and a dedicated team at Condé Nast Publications, critically acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the life of an extraordinary American success story.

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Praise for Condé Nast:

"In her new biography, Susan Ronald describes [Nast's] ambitions and excesses, and the simultaneously fashionable and intellectual world he inhabited." — The New Republic

"Groundbreaking... This big, glittering book provides a full and human portrait of Condé Nast. Lively, detailed descriptions of the early decades of the 20th century complete the setting of Nast's life story." — Christian Science Monitor

"Ronald's account succeeds as a social history of this fizzy time as she documents the interconnected worlds covered by Vogue and Vanity Fair — fashion, high society, literature, the arts and entertainment — from writers Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley of the Algonquin Round Table to New York socialites won over by Nast's charm offensive." — Newsday

"With her breezy, gossipy style, Ronald brings to life the story of the influential American publisher and his magazines." — Library Journal

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250180032

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.

Illustration: Plus one 8-page color photograph insert and one 8-page black-and-white photograph insert

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 39.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 537g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

Born and raised in the United States, SUSAN RONALD is a British-American biographer, historian, and author of several books, including A Dangerous Woman, Hitler's Art Thief, and Heretic Queen. She lives in rural England with her writer husband.