Frederick Manfred - A Daughter Remembers (Paperback)

In this poignant memoir, poet-novelist Freya Manfred recounts the artistic life and death of her father, the prolific and highly regarded author Frederick Manfred. Using family letters and passages from her father's novels as well as her own memoirs, she explores their powerful personal and literary relationship, which spanned nearly five decades. Freya manfred described what it meant to be the daughter of a strong-willed man who was dedicated, sometimes at great cost, to a creative life. Her story starts with the tender power and beauty of his funeral in 1994, then moves back to a clear-eyed and often humorous depiction of their home life, which was shaped by her father's insistence on the quiet and solitude necessary for his writing. She remembers the shift in their relationship as her literary career blossomed and he added the roles of mentor and friend. Finally, she shares frank and loving detail of her family's struggle to help her father die well.

General

Imprint:	Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Midwest Reflections
Release date:	May 1999
First published:	May 1999
Authors:	Freya Manfred
Dimensions:	145 x 215 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	202
ISBN-13:	978-0-87351-372-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-87351-372-X
Barcode:	9780873513722

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