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.
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. Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm