A Stew or a Story: An Assortment of Short Works (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781593761653)

Like the savory, simple dishes she favored, M. F. K. Fisher's writing was often "short, stylish, concentrated in flavor, and varied in form," writes Joan Reardon in her introduction to this eclectic, lively collection. Magazine writing launched and helped to sustain Fisher's long, illustrious career and in these fifty-seven pieces we experience again the inimitable voice of the woman widely known to have elevated food writing to a literary art.

A Stew or a Story covers five decades of Fisher's writing for such notable and diverse publications as Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Ladies Home Journal, Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vogue. But collected here also are articles nearly impossible to find from lesser-known, more ephemeral magazines. Essays on people, places, and of course food, mix here with delightful fiction to become a delectable feast.

Author: M. F. K. Fisher
ISBN-10: 1593761651
ISBN-13: 9781593761653
Publisher: Catapult
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2007
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.28w x 1.09d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 10/07/2007 pg. 40