
El barman del Ritz
«P. Collin nos sumerge, con un talento narrativo innegable, en la vida cotidiana de un teatro de mĂĄscaras». â Le Figaro
Una ciudad mĂtica: ParĂs.
Un lugar legendario: el Gran Hotel Ritz.
Un barman legendario: Frank Meier, el barman del Ritz.
Todos habĂan probado sus famosos cĂłcteles: Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, Mistinguett, Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Arletty. Pero en julio de 1940, las tropas alemanas ocuparon ParĂs, y sus lĂderes decidieron alojarse en el Ritz âcomo lo hicieron altos mandos nazis como Göring y Goebbels cuando visitaban la capital francesaâ.
El bar del Ritz se convirtiĂł entonces en uno de los centros del ParĂs ocupado, donde se cruzaban oficiales de la Gestapo, comandantes de las SS y de la Wehrmacht, colaboradores franceses, empresarios sin escrĂșpulos, aduladores, artistas, espĂas y miembros de la Resistencia. Mientras tanto, fuera del hotel reinaban el hambre, el oportunismo, la violencia antijudĂa y el miedo.
Frank Meier, que conocĂa las preferencias de todos, seguĂa preparando sus cĂłcteles, escuchando atentamente todo lo que se decĂa, aparentemente imperturbable. Pero el barman del Ritz guardaba un secreto que nadie conocĂa ây que era mejor que permaneciera ocultoâ.
La novela que se ha convertido en un fenĂłmeno editorial en Francia, con mĂĄs de 300 000 ejemplares vendidos en menos de ocho meses.
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âP. Collin draws us in, with undeniable storytelling talent, into the daily life of a masked theater.â â Le Figaro
A mythical city: Paris.
A legendary place: the Grand Hotel Ritz.
A legendary bartender: Frank Meier, the bartender of the Ritz.
Everyone had tasted his famous cocktailsâErnest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, Mistinguett, Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Arletty. But in July 1940, German troops occupied Paris, and their leaders chose to stay at the Ritzâjust as high-ranking Nazis like Göring and Goebbels would do when visiting the French capital.
The Ritz bar then became one of the centers of Occupied Paris, where Gestapo officers, SS and Wehrmacht commanders, French collaborators, unscrupulous businessmen, flatterers, artists, spies, and members of the Resistance all crossed paths. Meanwhile, outside the hotel, hunger, opportunism, anti-Jewish violence, and fear reigned.
Frank Meier, who knew everyoneâs preferences, kept mixing his cocktails, listening closely to everything being said, seemingly unshaken. But the bartender of the Ritz harbored a secret no one knewâand one that was best left unknown.
The novel that has become a publishing phenomenon in France, with over 300,000 copies sold in less than eight months.
«P. Collin nos sumerge, con un talento narrativo innegable, en la vida cotidiana de un teatro de mĂĄscaras». â Le Figaro
Una ciudad mĂtica: ParĂs.
Un lugar legendario: el Gran Hotel Ritz.
Un barman legendario: Frank Meier, el barman del Ritz.
Todos habĂan probado sus famosos cĂłcteles: Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, Mistinguett, Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Arletty. Pero en julio de 1940, las tropas alemanas ocuparon ParĂs, y sus lĂderes decidieron alojarse en el Ritz âcomo lo hicieron altos mandos nazis como Göring y Goebbels cuando visitaban la capital francesaâ.
El bar del Ritz se convirtiĂł entonces en uno de los centros del ParĂs ocupado, donde se cruzaban oficiales de la Gestapo, comandantes de las SS y de la Wehrmacht, colaboradores franceses, empresarios sin escrĂșpulos, aduladores, artistas, espĂas y miembros de la Resistencia. Mientras tanto, fuera del hotel reinaban el hambre, el oportunismo, la violencia antijudĂa y el miedo.
Frank Meier, que conocĂa las preferencias de todos, seguĂa preparando sus cĂłcteles, escuchando atentamente todo lo que se decĂa, aparentemente imperturbable. Pero el barman del Ritz guardaba un secreto que nadie conocĂa ây que era mejor que permaneciera ocultoâ.
La novela que se ha convertido en un fenĂłmeno editorial en Francia, con mĂĄs de 300 000 ejemplares vendidos en menos de ocho meses.
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âP. Collin draws us in, with undeniable storytelling talent, into the daily life of a masked theater.â â Le Figaro
A mythical city: Paris.
A legendary place: the Grand Hotel Ritz.
A legendary bartender: Frank Meier, the bartender of the Ritz.
Everyone had tasted his famous cocktailsâErnest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, Mistinguett, Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Arletty. But in July 1940, German troops occupied Paris, and their leaders chose to stay at the Ritzâjust as high-ranking Nazis like Göring and Goebbels would do when visiting the French capital.
The Ritz bar then became one of the centers of Occupied Paris, where Gestapo officers, SS and Wehrmacht commanders, French collaborators, unscrupulous businessmen, flatterers, artists, spies, and members of the Resistance all crossed paths. Meanwhile, outside the hotel, hunger, opportunism, anti-Jewish violence, and fear reigned.
Frank Meier, who knew everyoneâs preferences, kept mixing his cocktails, listening closely to everything being said, seemingly unshaken. But the bartender of the Ritz harbored a secret no one knewâand one that was best left unknown.
The novel that has become a publishing phenomenon in France, with over 300,000 copies sold in less than eight months.
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«P. Collin nos sumerge, con un talento narrativo innegable, en la vida cotidiana de un teatro de mĂĄscaras». â Le Figaro
Una ciudad mĂtica: ParĂs.
Un lugar legendario: el Gran Hotel Ritz.
Un barman legendario: Frank Meier, el barman del Ritz.
Todos habĂan probado sus famosos cĂłcteles: Ernest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, Mistinguett, Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Arletty. Pero en julio de 1940, las tropas alemanas ocuparon ParĂs, y sus lĂderes decidieron alojarse en el Ritz âcomo lo hicieron altos mandos nazis como Göring y Goebbels cuando visitaban la capital francesaâ.
El bar del Ritz se convirtiĂł entonces en uno de los centros del ParĂs ocupado, donde se cruzaban oficiales de la Gestapo, comandantes de las SS y de la Wehrmacht, colaboradores franceses, empresarios sin escrĂșpulos, aduladores, artistas, espĂas y miembros de la Resistencia. Mientras tanto, fuera del hotel reinaban el hambre, el oportunismo, la violencia antijudĂa y el miedo.
Frank Meier, que conocĂa las preferencias de todos, seguĂa preparando sus cĂłcteles, escuchando atentamente todo lo que se decĂa, aparentemente imperturbable. Pero el barman del Ritz guardaba un secreto que nadie conocĂa ây que era mejor que permaneciera ocultoâ.
La novela que se ha convertido en un fenĂłmeno editorial en Francia, con mĂĄs de 300 000 ejemplares vendidos en menos de ocho meses.
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âP. Collin draws us in, with undeniable storytelling talent, into the daily life of a masked theater.â â Le Figaro
A mythical city: Paris.
A legendary place: the Grand Hotel Ritz.
A legendary bartender: Frank Meier, the bartender of the Ritz.
Everyone had tasted his famous cocktailsâErnest Hemingway, Scott Fitzgerald, Coco Chanel, Mistinguett, Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Arletty. But in July 1940, German troops occupied Paris, and their leaders chose to stay at the Ritzâjust as high-ranking Nazis like Göring and Goebbels would do when visiting the French capital.
The Ritz bar then became one of the centers of Occupied Paris, where Gestapo officers, SS and Wehrmacht commanders, French collaborators, unscrupulous businessmen, flatterers, artists, spies, and members of the Resistance all crossed paths. Meanwhile, outside the hotel, hunger, opportunism, anti-Jewish violence, and fear reigned.
Frank Meier, who knew everyoneâs preferences, kept mixing his cocktails, listening closely to everything being said, seemingly unshaken. But the bartender of the Ritz harbored a secret no one knewâand one that was best left unknown.
The novel that has become a publishing phenomenon in France, with over 300,000 copies sold in less than eight months.












