As They Were: Autobiographical Essays

This marvelous collection of autobiographical essays by the celebrated, much-adored M.F.K. Fisher covers her life, family, food, and adventures.

Author: M. F. K. Fisher
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05/12/1983
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.20w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780394713489

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/1999 pg. 1909

About the Author
M. F. K. Fisher was one of the great food writers of the twentieth century. Born in 1908 in Albion, Michigan, she grew up in Whittier, California, and was educated at Illinois College, Occidental College, UCLA, and the University of Dijon in France. Fisher travelled to and lived in Europe throughout her adult life. The author of numerous books, magazine articles, novels, and a translation of Brillat-Savarin's The Physiology of Taste, she is best remembered for her gastronomical works and the autobiographical nature of her writings about people, places, and food. Fisher died in 1992.