Small Beer

by Ludwig Bemelmans

Paperback

About the author

Ludwig Bemelmans, Austrian-American illustrator, wrote books, such as Madeline in 1939, for children, and his experiences in the restaurant business based Hotel Splendide , adult fiction in 1940.

People internationally knew Ludwig Bemelmans, an author and a gourmand. People today most note his six publications to 1961. After his death, people discovered and posthumously published a seventh in 1999.

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Reviews

[Becki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bemelmans shines when he's simplest - painting an extraordinarily vivid picture of an ordinary scene, mining mildly entertaining moments for maximum enjoyment. Small Beer is a collection that illustrates that talent beautifully. If you like Bemelmans' characters and antecdotes, you'll love this.

[Max · Rating 1 out of 5]

As much as I liked Hotel Splendide, I disliked Small Beer. Disjointed, unhumorous and non-sensical. I would not recommend this collection of short stories at all.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, mostly humorous stories taking place in the years before WWII.