When You Lunch with the Emperor: The Adventures of Ludwig Bemelmans
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (882 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585678457 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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As Anthony Bourdain says of this new collection, "Whether writing about the backstairs misadventures of cooks and waiters or travel to faraway lands, Bemelmans is always funny, insightful and dead on target. Readers will enjoy their lunch with the Bemelmans!. Wherever Ludwig went and whatever he did—letting Parisian criminals baby-sit his daughter, getting caught with his toenails painted red by the Gestapo, or discovering the only restaurant with toilets in the jungle—his escapades are guaranteed entertainment. Ludwig Bemelmans—legendary bon vivant and raconteur, and author of the Madeline series as well as the surprise success of 2004, Hotel Bemelmans—lived life like a character in a novel. No one has ever surpassed the master." When You Lunch with the Emperor collects Bemelmans’s work under the headings of Childhood, Work, and Play
. From the Publisher Another addictive and enchanting collection of essays about the grand hotel life--by the author of Hotel Bemelmans and the Madeline books
JD said Four Stars. great narrative on working in kitchens and hotels.. "Charmed by Ludwig" according to H.D.. A great follow up book to "Hotel Bemelmans", the story telling is wonderful and you wish his adventures would never end. The only disappointment in the book is the fact that several of the stories from "Hotel Bemelmans" were repeated in this book.. A pleasure and fun to read Ken Kornfield Thoroughly enjoyable! A pleasure and fun to read.
He wrote for Hollywood, owned restaurants, designed sets for Broadway, and painted everything from magazine covers to hotel frescos. Born in the Austrian Tyrol, he was sent to America at the age of sixteen after he shot a head-waiter at his father's restaurant. Ludwig Bemelmans (1898–1962) wrote and illustrated more than forty books.