Introduction

Latin Quarter, Paris

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"You're standing in Saint-Germain-des-Prés — San-Jair-MAN day Pray — the neighborhood where being interesting was a full-time job. A few streets from here, a bookshop owner with no publishing experience put out the most important novel of the twentieth century. Every real publisher was afraid of it."

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This is just one of 9 stops on the The Left Bank: Thinkers, Drinkers & Dreamers tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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