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第4回（1983年） Winner
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher
メアリー・フランシス・ケネディ・フィッシャー
Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher
別名:
Mary Frances Kennedy / M. F. K. Fisher / MFK Fisher
ペンネーム:
Victoria Berne（Pseudonym used jointly with Dillwyn Parrish for a light romance novel）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1908-07-03 （Albion, Michigan, U.S.）
- 死没
- 1992-06-22 （Glen Ellen, California, U.S.） 83歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Episcopal (raised)
- 居住地歴
- Albion, Michigan, U.S. → Whittier, California, U.S. → Dijon, France → Vevey, Switzerland → Bareacres (near Hemet), California, U.S. → St. Helena (Napa Valley), California, U.S. → Aix-en-Provence, France → Glen Ellen, California, U.S. → Lugano, Switzerland
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Food writer, Essayist, Translator
- 活動期間
- 1935年〜1991年
- 所属団体
- American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
- 影響を受けた人物
- Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (through her translation and study), Lawrence Clark Powell (friend and early influence)
- 影響を与えた人物
- Julia Child (influence on modern American culinary writing), James Beard and subsequent generations of food writers
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bishop's School (La Jolla) | — | — | — | 1924-1925? | United States |
| The Harker School for Girls (Palo Alto) | — | — | — | 〜1927 | United States |
| Illinois College | — | — | — | 1学期（中退） | United States |
| UCLA (summer school) | — | — | — | 1928（サマー） | United States |
| Occidental College | — | — | — | 1年在籍 | United States |
| École des Beaux-Arts (Dijon) | — | Painting and sculpture (night classes) | — | 約1930–1933（夜間講座） | France |
The Bishop's School (La Jolla)
期間:
1924-1925?
国:
United States
Attended at age 16 for one year
The Harker School for Girls (Palo Alto)
期間:
〜1927
卒業年:
1927
国:
United States
Graduated 1927 (high school)
Illinois College
期間:
1学期（中退）
国:
United States
Attended one semester, left
UCLA (summer school)
期間:
1928（サマー）
国:
United States
Attended summer session to obtain transfer credits
Occidental College
期間:
1年在籍
国:
United States
Attended one year, left after marriage and travel to France
École des Beaux-Arts (Dijon)
Painting and sculpture (night classes)
期間:
約1930–1933（夜間講座）
国:
France
Studied painting and sculpture in night classes for three years
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Election to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters | — | — | American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters | elected |
Election to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
1991
主催:
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
結果:
elected
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Serve It Forth
1937年 Gastronomic essays / CollectionAn early collection of gastronomic essays that includes memories of time in France and reflections on cooking.
food culturememoryFrench cuisine
Consider the Oyster
1941年 Gastronomic essay / TravelA witty and informative exploration of oysters — their history, cuisine, and cultural life — mixing recipes and essays.
seafoodtaste memoryculinary history
How to Cook a Wolf
1942年 Cookery advice / EssaysWritten during WWII shortages, a practical yet literary handbook offering advice on stretching ingredients, dealing with scarcity, and sustaining life through food.
wartime foodpracticalitylife and food
The Gastronomical Me
1943年 Memoir / Gastronomic essaysA memoir that intertwines personal history with reflections on food, notable for its sensuous and poetic prose.
memorylonelinesssensuality and food
The Physiology of Taste (translation)
1949年 Translation (gastronomy classic)A translated and annotated edition of Brillat-Savarin's classic work, reproducing the wit of the original and adding marginal glosses.
gastronomytranslationculinary history
全著作
- Serve It Forth (Harper, 1937)
- Touch and Go (as Victoria Berne, 1939)
- Consider the Oyster (1941)
- How to Cook a Wolf (1942)
- The Gastronomical Me (1943)
- Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets (1946)
- Not Now but Now (1947)
- An Alphabet for Gourmets (1949)
- The Physiology of Taste (translation, 1949)
- The Story of Wine in California (1962)
- Map of Another Town (1964)
- With Bold Knife and Fork (1969)
- Among Friends (1971)
- A Considerable Town (1978)
- As They Were (1982)
- Sister Age (1983)
- Dubious Honors (1988)
- The Boss Dog: A Story of Provence (1990)
- Long Ago in France: The Years in Dijon (1991)
- To Begin Again: Stories and Memoirs, 1908–1929 (1992)
翻案
- Radio segment "A Thing Shared" (script and audio excerpt from The Gastronomical Me)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Lyrical, sensory essayistic proseMemoiristic voice that links personal memory with gastronomic reflection
- 頻出モチーフ
- eating as an art of livingloneliness and companionshiptravel and the taste of place
健康
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Parkinson's disease晩年（おおよそ晩年20年）Affected her late-life activities and contributed to long-term health decline.
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Arthritis晩年Affected daily life and physical stamina for writing.
評価・遺産
M.F.K. Fisher is regarded as a pioneer of American food writing, celebrated for lyrical essays that connect food and life. She left numerous works that influenced modern culinary writers and cultural commentators, and contributed to regional cultural institutions such as the Napa Valley Wine Library.
記念館・博物館
- M.F.K. Fisher - Last House (site and related displays) Glen Ellen / near St. Helena, California, U.S.
関連学会
- American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (elected)
資料所蔵先
- M.F.K. Fisher Papers, Schlesinger Library, Harvard University
大衆文化への影響
- Frequently cited in newspapers, cooking programs, and cookbooks; often referenced in discussions of food culture.
引用
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I do not know of anyone in the United States who writes better prose.
出典: W. H. Auden (remark) -
Calling M.F.K. Fisher ... a food writer is a lot like calling Mozart a tunesmith.
出典: New York Times editorial (1991) (1991年)
豆知識
- Wrote approximately 27 books in her lifetime.
- Continued productive writing after Dillwyn Parrish's death and published memoirs into late life.
- Received acclaim for her translation and annotated edition of The Physiology of Taste.