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This volume gathers interviews that bring M. F. K. Fisher to life, revealing her fierce wit and uncompromising stance on the pleasures and necessities of gastronomy. The conversations trace key moments from her childhood—her late‑Victorian mother, her father’s journalistic ethics—to her adult relationships, including the painter Dillwyn Parrish and the cultural vibrancy of 1930s Dijon. Throughout, themes of aging, gender, and the artist‑writer dynamic surface, underscoring how Fisher’s reflections on food mirror her broader appreciation for sensory experience in all aspects of life. Readers are offered a clear view of the writer in motion, speaking candidly and changing her mind with ease, refusing simplistic approaches to living and thought.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: M. F. K. Fisher
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