Poet of the Appetites
Author | : Joan Reardon |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2005-10-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780865476219 |
ISBN-13 | : 0865476217 |
Rating | : 4/5 (217 Downloads) |
Download or read book Poet of the Appetites written by Joan Reardon and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-10-12 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christened by John Updike as the "poet of the appetites," M.F.K. Fisher changed the way Americans understood the art of living. But she was also a master mythologizer. This multifaceted portrayal is no less memorable than the personae Fisher crafted for herself.