""Friends and Fiddlers"" is a memoir written by Catherine Drinker Bowen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. The book is a collection of personal anecdotes and memories from Bowen's life, including her experiences with some of the most prominent literary and musical figures of the 20th century. Bowen writes about her friendships with authors such as Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, and Thomas Mann, as well as her encounters with musicians like Pablo Casals and Jascha Heifetz. The book also details Bowen's own career as a writer, including her struggles to balance her personal life with her professional aspirations. Throughout the memoir, Bowen reflects on the role that friendship and music have played in her life, and how they have helped her navigate the challenges of both her personal and professional life. ""Friends and Fiddlers"" is a compelling and intimate portrait of a remarkable woman and her relationships with some of the most influential figures of her time.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.