ETERNAL FRANCE: RIVER BANKS AND BOOK SELLERS

THE WALK ENDS AT THE SEINE, WHOSE BANKS ARE A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Their booksellers are so beloved that the outcry to eliminate them during the Olympic games forced government backtrack.

This page accepts the classic view without addition or critique.

Magazine cover, 1950s

Anonymous, Musée Carnavalet

Bouquinistes (vendors) are specialized, and the City must approve their stands. Many speak English and conversations can be a cultural experience, like discovering a talking museum — they may answer questions in depth, simply to share a passion.

At the Institut de France cross pont des Arts... 

...Turn right and continue until you come upon works by the late Jaber.

A Tunisian shepherd who left school at age seven, in Paris he became a baker, boxer, street performer and artist. Bouquiniste David Nocek presents some of his works.

These stalls are excellent for old posters, magazines and books,

but usually not for art.

 The presence of Jaber's works show

that exceptions exist for almost everything.

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