An Extravagant Hunger
The Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher
$24.57
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2012
Summary
“Zimmerman has captured the passionate apprenticeship and wandering years, with all their turmoil and pleasure interwoven with pain, which created such a marvelous writer and such an enduringly luminous woman.” -The Washington PostIn An Extravagant Hunger, time slows and is relished, and the turning points and casual strolls of M.F.K. Fisher’s life are unwrapped and savored. From the Berengaria that washed her across the sea to France in 1929, to Le Paquis, the Swiss estate that later provide…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781582438047 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1582438048 |
| Author: | Anne Zimmerman |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 254g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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Praise for An Extravagant Hunger
“Zimmerman has captured the passionate apprenticeship and wandering years, with all their turmoil and pleasure interwoven with pain, which created such a marvelous writer and such an enduringly luminous woman.” —The Washington Post
“In her sympathetic yet critical biography of the life behind Fisher’s celebrated writings, Zimmerman finds a passionate woman defined by ‘lifelong hungers’ … Focused, smart, and engaging.” —Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Anne Zimmerman
Anne Zimmerman was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She holds a BA from Linfield College and an MA from San Diego State, where her thesis was a biographical study of the life of M.F.K. Fisher. She has spent extensive time researching Fisher at the Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College and is a food enthusiast and contributor to Culinate.com. She lives in San Francisco, California.
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