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A young tourist from Japan approached me on the Boulevard Saint-Germain. She asked where the writers were. I didn't know what she was talking about. She wants to see the writers. According to my guide, Paris is full of them. I told her that times had changed and that it was rare to see a famous writer working in a cafe. I came to Paris to make fun of her as well.
I hung a photo of Simone de Beauvoir on the wall of my bedroom when I was a teenager in Casablanca. When I arrived in Paris at the age of 18, I thought of the people's parade for the death of Victor Hugo and the cafes on the Grands Boulevards. The city of exiled writers and cursed poets was the heart of Paris. I believe that there is no other city in the world that gives so much importance to writers as the city of the past and the present do. Literature was so important to me that I've never lived in another city.
Victor Hugo's masterpiece "Les Misérables" or "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" would be a good choice. Hugo was a genius and remains so today. The soul of Paris was captured by him. Virginie Despentes wrote the "Vernon Subutex" trilogy. We discover the Right Bank of Paris with the character of Vernon, a homeless record dealer. There is a depiction of a gentrified Paris.
One book per district is what I think you should read. "Nana" and "L'Assommoir" are English-language titles that have had various English-language titles. The Parc Monceau is described by him in a novel. Patrick Modiano wrote the first novel in The Occupation trilogy, "La Place de l'toile". Marguerite Duras wrote a book about the time when Holocaust survivors returned to the hotel. James Baldwin wrote a song for Les Halles. The Fifth Arrondisement in the interwar years is beautifully depicted in " Good Morning, Midnight" by Jean Rhys. The story is so sad, yet beautiful, and follows a woman who returns to the city after a long absence to reckon with a tragedy from her past. Philippe Lanon wrote a book about a man who survived the Charlie Hebdo attacks and was treated at the Val-de- Grce hospital.
Normandy is home to great authors such as Gustave Flaubert and Guy de Maupassant. A woman's life is an almost perfect novel. If you go to the seaside, you need to read the passages in Proust's "In Search of Lost Time" to Balbec, an imaginary town. The Map and the Territory is a funny and cruel book about a disintegrating France that is being turned into museums.
Jane Evelyn Atwood wrote the book "Pigalle People". A group of sex workers met a photographer at the end of the 70s. She tells the stories of the women who live on the margins, who take drugs, and who are also faithful friends by photographing them. It is touching.
It is wonderful Parisian without resorting to any of the usual clichés. It shows the world of politics and journalism. The author captures the details of French food and daily routines.
Annie Ernaux is alive and well. She has written autofiction for more than 30 years and has become a feminist icon in France. There is a lot of talk about a woman who left her husband and her bourgeois life and now embraces her homosexuality and total freedom. Her newest book has caused a sensation.
In French, listen to poetry. The quays of the Seine contain poems by Charles Baudelaire or Paul Verlaine. You can walk through the streets of Montmartre at night. You don't need to comprehend everything. It's similar to listening to music.
Shakespeare and Company is my favorite bookshop in Paris for a number of reasons. She is a great person and will give you great advice. There is a bench in the park. The Palais Royal has a garden where magnolias are in bloom. In winter, I like to sit in the back of a cafe and drink a glass of wine while it's raining outside.
Children team up to work out who stole theMona Lisa from the Louvre in a novel by Pat Hutchins, and friends on the streets of Paris are surprised when a stranger offers them a lot in another novel by Paul Berna. They set out to find out why it's special. The story of Rooftoppers is a great one. Maurice Leblanc's novel "The extraordinary adventures of Arsne Lupin" has just been made into a series on the streaming service.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was written by Victor Hugo.
Virginie Despentes wrote a trilogy called "Vernon Subutex".
mile Zola wrote "Nana," "L'Assommoir" and "The Kill."
Patrick Modiano wrote a song called "La Place de l'toile".
Marguerite Duras wrote a book about the war.
James Baldwin wrote a song called "Giovanni's Room".
Jean Rhys said good morning and midnight.
Philippe Lanon wrote a book called "Disturbance".
Guy de Maupassant wrote a novel about a woman's life.
Proust wrote "In Search of Lost Time".
There is a map and a territory.
Jane Evelyn Atwood wrote a book about pigalle people.
There is a book called "The Margot Affair."
Annie Ernaux wrote fiction aboutbiographical topics.
The person said, "Nom."
Charles Baudelaires, Paul Verlaine and Jacques Prévert wrote poetry.
Pat Hutchins wrote a book about the mystery of theMona Lisa.
Paul Berna said it was a hundred million dollars.
There is a song called "Rooftoppers."
Maurice Leblanc wrote a book about Arsne lupin.
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