Hotel Splendide

by Ludwig Bemelmans

Book Overview

"Truly a great book--unique, invaluable and unapproachable as the gold standard of the genre... Bemelmans got there first, more frequently, and better." --Anthony Bourdain

Acerbic, colorful, and spirited stories from a bygone era: behind the scenes in a grand NY hotel, from the author of the Madeline books

Picture David Sedaris writing Kitchen Confidential about the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782277919
• ISBN13: 9781782277910
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Wonderfully entertaining!

A wonderful book from the creator of the Madeline books, a series I grew up with. 'Hotel Splendide' is a collection of stories and drawings detailing Bemelmans' time at the Hotel Splendide where he worked as a waiter after arriving in New York from Austria. The book is filled with the most amazing characters and events, and while some of the stories can only be, at best, large exaggerations, this only adds to its charm. A delightful book describing the vibrant life in the grand hotels of the 1920s and 30s.