May 9, 2016 - MPR’s Euan Kerr speaks with Freya Manfred, daughter of author Frederick Manfred, about her father’s book “Lord Grizzly.”
December 3, 1999 - Minnesota author Frederick Manfred was so dedicated to his creative calling that despite writing 33 books, he was frequently broke. The critically acclaimed author of Lord Grizzly, The Golden Bowl, and This is the Year died in 1994. While he was good at getting his books published, he was not as adept at negotiating his pay. In her new memoir, Frederick Manfred: A Daughter Remembers, Freya Manfred says her father didn't have a lot growing up and in some ways it's surprising he went on to become a respected literary force.
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December 12, 1980 - MPR's Tom Meersman interviews Minnesota writer Frederick Manfred, whose novels include "Lord Grizzly" and the recent "Sons of Adam".
May 14, 1979 - Southwest Minnesota author Frederick Manfred talks about his life as a novelist and reads from many of his works. His novels include "Scarlett Plume", "Conquering Horse", "Milk of Wolves" and "The Green Earth". From the KRSW Poets-In-Residence Series.
September 14, 1978 - Frederick Manfred is a Minnesota author who lives and writes near Luverne in Southwestern Minnesota. He participated in a symposium in Moorhead that explored the effects of Place on a writer's works. He talks with reporter John Ydstie.