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In 1929 Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, newly married, arrived in Dijon, the provincial capital of Burgundy and the gastronomical capital of France. By the end of her three-year stay and studying at l'Ecole des Beaux Arts, she became a passionate gourmand amidst a Europe in violent upheaval.
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A generation before Peter Mayle first set eyes on Provençe, a young American bride, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, came to France and discovered a profusion of tastes, pastimes and sensuous pleasures in Dijon, France’s gastronomic capital. Picaresque, mouth-watering and crowded with unforgettable characters, 'Long Ago in France' is indeed a feast of a book, a delightful journey back to a voluptuous, genteel world, now vanished for ever.
“'Long Ago in France' captures, in loving and nostalgic detail, the life of a small French provincial town between the wars, when its inhabitants lived simply, ate well and gossiped”
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“'Long Ago in France' is a Burgundian feast, robust but exquisitely delicate, as fresh as the ingredients bought in this morning’s market”
NICHOLAS WOLLASTON, 'Observer'
“The enveloping glow of a young American couple in love, living on the cheap in 1920s France, is reminiscent of Hemingway – as are the lush discoveries of French wine and food ... Marvellously evocative”
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“I do not know of anyone in the United States today who writes better prose”
W.H. AUDEN
“M.F.K. Fisher is a poet of the appetites”
JOHN UPDIKE
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (1908-1992) is the author of sixteen books of essays and reminiscences, many of which have become American classics. Her books include "The Gastronomical Me "and "How to Cook a Wolf". In 1991, she was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
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- PublisherFlamingo
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 058609248X
- ISBN 13 9780586092484
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 176 pages. Recounts the author's three year stay in Dijon bef ore the outbreak of World War II, and details the people encounte red there Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly When Fisher ( The Art of Eating ) arrived in Dijon, the ancient capital of Bu rgundy, in 1929, she and her new husband were both American postg raduate students, in love with each other, with France and with t he people among whom the couple lived. During the Fishers' three- year stay in Dijon, the author absorbed the essence of the French character and the joys of Dijonnais cookery; her exquisite perce ptions and eloquent evocations of those years appeal with more th an nostalgia. Fisher's memories arouse envy of the wonderful feas ts that even the poor students could afford, appreciation for her tough-tender Burgundian neighbors and aching empathy with the in nocent young lovers. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, I nc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher (190 8-1992) is the author of sixteen books of essays and reminiscence s, many of which have become American classics. Her books include The Gastronomical Me and How to Cook a Wolf. In 1991, she was el ected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of t his title. From Library Journal Fisher spent three years in Dijo n in the halcyon days between the wars. This is a brief and wholl y delightful memoir of that time, an account rich with wines, mea ls, and crisply etched portraits. Fisher has often been categoriz ed as a food writer--as if cooking and eating were activities som ehow apart from life. Here she writes just as exuberantly of her monstrously vital landlady as she does of disintegrating snipe ro asted on toast softened with the paste of their rotted innards. J an Morris reminds us in her introduction that W.H. Auden called F isher's prose the best in America, a verdict this volume comes cl ose to confirming. Highly recommended. - Grove Koger, Boise P.L., Id. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text r efers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Seller Inventory # 726z
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