M.F.K. Fisher, a Life in Letters
Correspondence, 1929-1991
Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint, [1997]
Format: Book
Description: xvii, 500 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
In these pages, M. F. K. Fisher's letters are made public for the first time. Selected and compiled by her younger sister, her longtime secretary, and a close family friend, these highly personal pieces reveal some of Fisher's most private moments over six decades, giving ample display to her sharp wit and affectionate humor, her ongoing reflections on loss and the power to change.
M. F. K. Fisher: A Life in Letters features an introduction by Anne Lamott and includes thirty-two pages of photographs from Fisher's family collection. Standing alongside her nonfiction, fiction, translation, and journals, this collection represents an important addition to the oeuvre of one of America's great literary talents.
Subjects:
Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992 -- Correspondence.
American -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Food writers -- United States -- Correspondence.
Gastronomy.
Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992 -- Correspondence.
American -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
Food writers -- United States -- Correspondence.
Gastronomy.
ISBN:
1887178465 (alk. paper)
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LITERATURE Letters Fis | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |