{"product_id":"conversations-with-m-f-k-fisher-paperback","title":"Conversations with M. F. K. Fisher - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. F. K. Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Lazar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of interviews captures the conversation of one of the most prominent prose writers in the Unites States. About her the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e says, \"She is to literary prose what Sir Laurence Olivier is to acting or Willie Mays is to baseball.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese interviews reveal her uncompromising and frequently contradictory attitudes toward the luxuries and necessities of gastronomy, the idea that sensual appreciation, in all aspects of life, is or should be necessary. In her conversations m. F. K. Fisher often returns to the complexities of her life. Other recurring subjects in these interviews include the nature of aging, the differences between men and women, and her own relationship to her work, which she describes with precision and a selective memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pieces give us a view of M. F. K. Fisher in motion--speaking and changing her mind at will, with fierce wit, unable to tolerate simplistic strategies of thinking and living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Lazar\u003c\/b\u003e, an associate professor of English at Ohio University, senior editor of \u003ci\u003eHotel Amerika\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor\/publisher of CreativeNonfiction.com, edited \u003ci\u003eMichael Powell: Interviews, \u003c\/i\u003e published by University Press of Mississippi. He is also author of \u003ci\u003eThe Body of Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals and magazines\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 209\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.07 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52495556706611,"sku":"9780878055968","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RHpUcFYwTHVzUVcyM2p6VEdSYUo5dz09.webp?v=1760007530","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/conversations-with-m-f-k-fisher-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}