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As They Were
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Plot Summary of As They Were
"In this wide-ranging 1982 collection, Fisher moves from the xenophobia of her neighbors in First World War Whittier, California, to snowstorms in France and hurricanes in Long Island in the 1970s. "I Was Really Very Hungry" details her hilarious assault with multiple meal course, by a gourmet chef and waitress in a tiny rural Burgundian restaurant. "At Sea" provides several aspects and experiences of travel by ocean liner. There are word portraits of Swiss Inns and the great Paris train station the Gare de Lyon, and of Laguna Beach in 1934, whose gentrification issues resemble those of so many other chic sea towns from Gloucester to Cannon Beach, as well as its very own peculiar ones at a particular time. A charming piece of work."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Culture clash? - visiting a culture in other country
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - long lived adults
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - West - Northeast - California
Europe Yes
European country: - France - Switzerland
Water? Yes
Water: - pleasure/love boat
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Small town? Yes
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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