M.F.K. Fisher
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born
July 03, 1908
died
July 22, 1992
gender
female
place of birth
Albion, Michigan, The United States
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genre
Cooking, Food & Wine, Travel
about this author
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was a prolific and well-respected writer, writing more than 20 books during her lifetime and also publishing two volumes of journals and correspondence shortly before her death in 1992. Her first book, Serve it Forth, was published in 1937. Her books deal primarily with food, considering it from many aspects: preparation, natural history, culture, and philosophy. Fisher believed that eating well was just one of the "arts of life" and explored the art of living as a secondary theme in her writing. Her style and pacing are noted elements of her short stories and essays.
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The Art of Eating by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 4.44 — 495 ratings — published 1963 8 editions |
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The Gastronomical Me by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 4.26 — 407 ratings — published 1989 |
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How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 4.25 — 276 ratings — published 1988 3 editions |
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Consider the Oyster by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 4.17 — 184 ratings — published 1988 2 editions |
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Serve It Forth by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 4.30 — 156 ratings — published 1996 2 editions |
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Long Ago In France: The Years In Dijon by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 3.95 — 114 ratings — published 1991 3 editions |
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An Alphabet for Gourmets by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 4.01 — 78 ratings — published 1989 3 editions |
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Two Towns in Provence by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 3.88 — 72 ratings — published 1983 5 editions |
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As They Were by M.F.K. Fisher avg rating 3.92 — 66 ratings — published 1982 3 editions |
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The Measure of Her Powers: An M.F.K. Fisher Reader by M.F.K. Fisher, Dominique Gioia avg rating 4.26 — 58 ratings — published 1999 2 editions |
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"You may feel that you have eaten too much...But this pastry is like
feathers - it is like snow. It is in fact good for you, a digestive!"
— M.F.K. Fisher (The Art of Eating)
feathers - it is like snow. It is in fact good for you, a digestive!"
— M.F.K. Fisher (The Art of Eating)
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"No yoga exercise, no meditation in a chapel filled with music will rid you of your blues better than the humble task of making your own bread."
— M.F.K. Fisher (The Art of Eating)
— M.F.K. Fisher (The Art of Eating)
"I cannot count the good people I know who to my mind would be even better if they bent their spirits to the study of their own hungers."
— M.F.K. Fisher
— M.F.K. Fisher
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