Asheville, North Carolina

==In popular culture==
Author [[Thomas Wolfe]] (d. 1938) was born and grew up here, writing about the city; he and [[O. Henry]] (d.1910) are buried in [[Riverside Cemetery (Asheville, North Carolina)|Riverside Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cityofasheville.github.io/riversidecemetery/Main/index.html |title=Riverside Cemetery |website=cityofasheville.github.io |language=en |access-date=2018-01-30 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204453/https://cityofasheville.github.io/riversidecemetery/Main/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Other authors with Asheville ties include [[Charles Frazier]] (''[[Cold Mountain (novel)|Cold Mountain]]''), Chicago poet [[Carl Sandburg]] (d.1967 in his home in Flat Rock),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/carl/faqs.htm |title=Frequently Asked Questions - Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) |website=www.nps.gov |language=en |access-date=2018-01-30 |archive-date=November 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120164819/https://www.nps.gov/carl/faqs.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]] (who wrote while staying at the Grove Park Inn).

[[Thomas Wolfe]]'s debut novel ''[[Look Homeward, Angel]]'' (1929) is set largely in Asheville and features a protagonist recognizably similar to the author; the town is named Altamont in the book.

The 2008 film ''[[Anywhere, U.S.A.]]'' was locally produced,<ref name="Anywhere USA">{{cite web |title=Anywhere USA Sundance Award |url=http://history.sundance.org/films/5206/anywhere_usa |website=History.sundance.org |access-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083936/http://history.sundance.org/films/5206/anywhere_usa |url-status=live}}</ref> and won a Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence at the 2008 [[Sundance Film Festival]]. The character Harrison Shepherd, the narrator and protagonist of [[Barbara Kingsolver]]'s 2009 novel ''[[The Lacuna]]'', lived in Asheville.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kingsolver.com/faq/about-the-lacuna.html#16 |title=About The Lacuna {{!}} Barbara Kingsolver |website=www.kingsolver.com |access-date=2018-01-30 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204839/http://www.kingsolver.com/faq/about-the-lacuna.html#16 |url-status=live}}</ref> Asheville is featured as a location in the 2009 novel ''[[One Second After]]'' by [[William R. Forstchen]] (an area resident).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://mountainx.com/news/community-news/070809apocalypse_wnc/ |title=Apocalypse WNC |work=Mountain Xpress |access-date=2018-01-30 |language=en-US |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204514/https://mountainx.com/news/community-news/070809apocalypse_wnc/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2012 film ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]'' was filmed near Asheville,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/visit-north-carolina-locations-hunger-games-filmed/story?id=32473898 |title=Visit the North Carolina Locations Where 'The Hunger Games' Was Filmed |date=2015-07-16 |website=ABC News |language=en |access-date=2018-07-19 |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233755/https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/visit-north-carolina-locations-hunger-games-filmed/story?id=32473898 |url-status=live}}</ref> as was the 2017 film ''[[Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri]]''. The North Carolina tourism board has developed a guide for visitors interested in sites used in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.visitnc.com/trip-idea/explore-authentic-locations-from-three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri |title=Explore Authentic Locations From 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,... |work=VisitNC.com |access-date=2018-02-23 |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223162537/https://www.visitnc.com/trip-idea/explore-authentic-locations-from-three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri |url-status=live}}</ref>