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Amanda Vaill on Gerald and Sara Murphy

June 07, 2021 Mark Cirino, Michael Von Cannon, and Amanda Vaill
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Amanda Vaill on Gerald and Sara Murphy
Show Notes

Amanda Vaill takes us to the French Riviera of the 1920s, drawing from her definitive book, Everybody Was So Young, to describe who Gerald and Sara Murphy were and what they meant to the artists they knew. 

Vaill discusses Fitzgerald’s poor behavior, Hemingway’s ambivalence to the rich, and Gerald’s own artistic efforts. Along the way, she suggests what gave the Murphys the enchanting quality that drew so many important figures into their circle. 

This episode was recorded on May 17, 2021.