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A major work on life and death by a major writer - part memoir, part fiction, part fantasy.
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"A born storyteller. . . . Exact, unsparing and blessedly free of sweeteners" --Newsweek "A quietly moving collection by one of America's most eloquent writers." --The Philadelphia Inquirer "Not only the best book she has ever written, it is one of the best anybody has written on [the] subject." --The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was one of the great food writers of the twentieth century. Born in 1908 in Albion, Michigan, Fisher grew up in Whittier, California, and was educated at Illinois College, Occidental College, UCLA, and at the University of Dijon in France. She travelled to, and lived in Europe throughout her adult life. The author of numerous books, magazine articles, novels, and a translation of Brillat-Savarin's The Physiology of Taste, Fisher is best remembered for her gastronomical works and the autobiographical nature of her writings about people, places, and food. M F.K. Fisher died in 1992.
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0394723856
- ISBN 13 9780394723853
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- Number of pages243
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In these fifteen remarkable stories, M.F.K. Fisher, one of the most admired writers of our time, embraces the coming of old age. With a saint to guide us, she writes, perhaps we can accept in a loving way "the inevitable visits of a possibly nagging harpy like Sister Age" But in the stories, it is the human strength in the unavoidable encounter with the end of life that Fisher dramatizes so powerfully. Other themesthe importance of witnessing death, the marvelous resilience of the old, the passing of vanityare all explored with insight, sympathy and, often, a sly wit. Fifteen narratives by the acclaimed writer focus on the art and processes of aging and living and dying, the implacable strength of age, the passing of identity, and the importance of witnessing death. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780394723853
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