Hotel Bemelmans
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If there is such a thing as a comfort food book, Bemelmans’ stories are it. His evocative tales of grand hotel life have a reporter’s eye for sensory detail, yet he always manages to bathe his world and it’s lovable characters in the mood of a fairytale. Meet the girl-hungry hotel Magician, Kalakobe the African cook, Mr Sigsag, Monsieur Victor, Mespoulet and an unforgettable cast of down but not yet out hotel employees. A feast of food writing. And once you’ve read one Bemelmans’ tale you fall in love and want to read the lot.

Additional information

Weight 0.226 kg
Dimensions 1.9 × 13 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

320
Publisher

Year Published

2002-10-10
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0091887879
About The Author

Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) wrote and illustrated over 40 books. Born in the Austrian Tyrol, he was sent to America at the age of 16 after he shot a head-waiter at his uncle's hotel. He arrived in New York sporting pistols to fend off Indians. In addition to his books he wrote for Hollywood, owned restaurants, designed sets for Broadway and painted everything from magazine covers to hotel frescos. A legendary traveller and bon vivant, he asked to have "Tell Them It Was Wonderful" carved on his gravestone.

The adventures of the original bad boy of the New York restaurant/ hotel underbelly continue. Whether writing about the backstairs misadventures of cooks and waiters or travel to faraway lands, Bemelmans is always funny, insightful and dead on target. No one has ever surpassed the master.
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A complete original

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