Frederick Manfred
Subtitle: a daughter remembers
By: Freya Manfred.
Series: Midwest reflections
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: St. Paul, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
Subjects: Manfred, Frederick Feikema, 1912-; Manfred, Freya.; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships.; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.; Fathers and daughters -- Middle West.; Western stories -- Authorship.
Description: "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 memories, she explores their powerful personal and literary relationship, which spanned nearly five decades."--BOOK JACKET.

"Freya Manfred describes 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 details of her family's struggle to help her father die well."--BOOK JACKET.