Ludwig Bemelmans was a prolific and imaginative illustrator, author, essayist, and painter, as well as a renowned restauranteur. His impressionistic illustrations for his "Madeline" books and his othe...
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The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss. W.W. Norton, 252 pages, $23.95.There was a little girl,
Who had a little curl,
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good,
She was very good i...
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I guess I should try to like-or at least understand-some of the summer schlock that pours up from Hollywood hell every year, when the weather turns unbearable and otherwise sane people think nothin...
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Ludwig Bemelmans
Novelist Needs Room to Grow-Out of Her Reliance on Gimmicks
