The Measure of Her Powers An M.F.K. Fisher Reader
Spanning six decades and more than 20 books this volume reveals the wit and humour of Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher. Gathering journals, letters, translations, and selections from her many books, this work showcases Fisher's versatility, providing new readers and loyal fans alike with a sampler from her wide-ranging body of work.
Biography & AutobiographyCulinaryCookingEssays & NarrativesLiterary CollectionsEssays
RELEASED1999
PUBLISHERCounterpoint
LENGTH411
LANGUAGEEN
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was a preeminent American food writer. She was also a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. She wrote some 27 books, including a translation of *The Physiology of Taste* by Brillat-Savarin. Two volumes of her journals and correspondence came out shortly before her death in 1992. Her first book, Serve it Forth, was published in 1937. Her books are an amalgam of food literature, travel and memoir. Fisher believed that eating well was just one of the "arts of life" and explored this in her writing. W. H. Auden once remarked, "I do not know of anyone in the United States who writes better prose." - Wikipedia
The Measure of Her Powers An M.F.K. Fisher Reader
by Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher
Spanning six decades and more than 20 books this volume reveals the wit and humour of Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher. Gathering journals, letters, translations, and selections from her many books, this work showcases Fisher's versatility, providing new readers and loyal fans alike with a sampler from her wide-ranging body of work.
Biography & AutobiographyCulinaryCookingEssays & NarrativesLiterary CollectionsEssays
RELEASED1999
PUBLISHERCounterpoint
LENGTH411
LANGUAGEEN
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was a preeminent American food writer. She was also a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. She wrote some 27 books, including a translation of *The Physiology of Taste* by Brillat-Savarin. Two volumes of her journals and correspondence came out shortly before her death in 1992. Her first book, Serve it Forth, was published in 1937. Her books are an amalgam of food literature, travel and memoir. Fisher believed that eating well was just one of the "arts of life" and explored this in her writing. W. H. Auden once remarked, "I do not know of anyone in the United States who writes better prose." - Wikipedia
