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Save Me the Waltz: A Novel by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald

Date:
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free

Save Me the Waltz is the story of Alabama Beggs, a young Southern girl who meets and falls in love with David Knight during World War I. The two inevitably get married, and David goes on to become a successful painter. When the family moves to the French Riviera, Alabama takes up ballet, determined to find her own success. When she lands her solo debut in the opera Faust, cracks in their marriage become evident.

Save Me the Waltz is the only novel by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. Published in 1932, she wrote it in six weeks while hospitalized for schizophrenia. It is a semi-autobiographical account of her relationship with author F. Scott Fitzgerald, providing insight into their life and marriage. During the years when he was working on Tender Is the Night, she was preparing her own story that parallels the narrative of her husband’s. Save Me the Waltz is a vivid and moving story; through the confessions of a famous, slightly doomed glamour girl of the affluent 1920s, it captures the spirit of an era.

Moderated by Lisa Nanney, professor of American literature + Kristi McMillan, adult programs manager; planned in conjunction with Celebrate Zelda! 2019.

Book + Art

This discussion is a place to exchange ideas about readings that relate to artworks and the art world, and to learn from and about each other. Books are available at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café for a 10% discount. To add your name to our Book + Art mailing list, click here or call 828.253.3227 x121.

Contact:
Asheville Art Museum
Phone:
828.253.3227
Venue:
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café
Address:
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801 United States
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