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M. F. K. Fisher

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

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American writer (1908–1992)

Born July 3, 1908
Died June 22, 1992

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  • Cover of: Stay me, oh comfort me: journals and stories, 1933-1941
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    Cover of edition staymeohcomfortm00mfkf First published in 1993 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: To begin again: stories and memoirs, 1908-1929
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    First published in 1992 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Two Towns in Provence: Map of Another Town and a Considerable Town

    First published in 1985 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Recipes: The Cooking of Provincial France

    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A Stew or a Story: An Assortment of Short Works

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  • Cover of: Love in a Dish and Other Pieces
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  • Cover of: Last house: reflections, dreams, and observations 1943-1991
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  • Cover of: The measure of her powers: an M.F.K. Fisher reader
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    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Consider the oyster
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    First published in 1941 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Here let us feast: a book of banquets
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  • Cover of: Le fantôme de Brillat-Savarin

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  • Cover of: Une mariée à Dijon
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    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: By M. F. K. Fisher The Cooking of Provincial France (Foods of the World)

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: M. F. K. Fisher: Musings on Wine and Other Libations

    First published in 2012 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Love in a Dish and Other Pieces

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  • Cover of: L'élixir d'amour: et autres recettes pour soulager les maux des hommes et des bêtes

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American writer (1908–1992)

Born July 3, 1908
Died June 22, 1992

Subjects

Gastronomy, Food writers, Biography, Cooking, American Authors, Fisher, m. f. k. (mary frances kennedy), 1908-1992, Cookery, Description and travel, Fiction, Fiction, general, Food, French Cooking, Oysters, Cooking (Oysters), American Women authors, Dinners and dining, Food conservation, Food supply, French Cookery, Large type books, Provence (france), description and travel, Social life and customs, Women food writers, World War, 1939-1945, Anecdotes

Places

United States, Aix-en-Provence (France), California, France, Marseille (France), Dijon (France), Europe, Hemet, Hemet (Calif.), Provence-Côte d'Azur

People

M. F. K. Fisher (1908-), M. F. K. Fisher (1908-1992), Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, Ursula von Ott (b. 1767)

Time

20th century, 1918-1945

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Alternative names

  • Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher
  • Victoria Berne
  • Mary Frances Friede
  • Mary Frances Parrish
  • M. F. K Fisher
  • M F K Fisher
  • M.F.K. Fisher
  • FISHER M. F. K.

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