内容简介
BonjourHere'sthethingofit:ParishasjustbeendiscoveredbyEloisethelittlegirlfromthePlaza...HereiswhatEloisedoesinParis:everything.Theeffectisrawtherextraordinaire.IfyoucometoPariswithEloiseyouwillalwaysbegladyoudid."EloiseinParis"wasfirstpublishedin1957,thesecondoftheEloisequartet,andanimmediatebestseller.KayThompsonandHilaryKnighttraveledtoParistoresearchthebook,andtheillustrationsaredottedwiththecelebritiestheyknewthere:RichardAvedontakesEloise'spassportphotograph;ChristianDiorprodshertummy,whilehisyoungassistant,YvesSaintLaurent,lookson;LenaHornesitsatanoutdoorcafe.AllfourEloisebooksbythelateKayThompsonandHilaryKnight--"Eloise:TheAbsolutelyEssentialEdition,EloiseinParis,EloiseatChristmastime,"and"EloiseinMoscow--"arenowbeingreissuedbySimonandSchuster.
作者简介
KayThompson(1909-1998)wasasinger,dancer,vocalarranger,andcoachofmanyMGMmusicalsinthe1940s.TheEloisecharactergrewoutofthevoiceofaprecocioussix-year-oldthatMissThompsonputontoamuseherfriends.CollaboratingwithHilaryKnightonwhatwasanimmediatebestseller,KayThompsonbecamealiterarysensationwhenEloisewaspublishedin1955.Thebookhassoldmorethantwomillioncopiestodate.KayThompsonandHilaryKnightcreatedfourmoreEloisebooks,EloiseinParis,EloiseatChristmas,EloiseinMoscow,andEloiseTakesaBawth.^HilaryKnight,sonofartist-writersClaytonKnightandKatharineSturges,waseducatedattheArtStudentsLeague,wherehestudiedwithReginaldMarsh.BesidestheEloisebooks,HilaryKnighthasillustratedmorethanfiftybooksforchildren,sixofwhichhewrotehimself.HelivesandworksinNewYorkCity,notfarfromThePlazaHotel.