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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ludwig Bemelmans , Anthony BourdainPublisher: Ebury Publishing Imprint: Ebury Press Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.218kg ISBN: 9780091887872ISBN 10: 0091887879 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 10 October 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe 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. -- Anthony Bourdain A complete original Saturday Review An artist in both line and words ... with talents of gold Observer Very entertaining ... an excellent story-teller Sunday Times One reads Bemelmans not as one reads a serious novelist but for the sheer momentary pleasure given by his evocation of atmosphere and mood Punch The latest instalment in the corporate adventures of Alex, the pinstriped cartoon character who appears in the pages of the 'Daily Mail'. It's been a tough year for the investment banker: his world is rocked by financial scandals and he faces a fight to keep his job. A collection of Cook's finest and funniest writings - many of which have never been published before. Christmas verse: under influence of gin, turkey and baby look confusingly alike. Why does the baby smell of stuffing? What has the family eaten for Christmas dinner? 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. -- Anthony Bourdain A complete original * Saturday Review * An artist in both line and words ... with talents of gold * Observer * Very entertaining ... an excellent story-teller * Sunday Times * One reads Bemelmans not as one reads a serious novelist but for the sheer momentary pleasure given by his evocation of atmosphere and mood * Punch * Author InformationLudwig 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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