http://shigekuni.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/if-its-all-about-money-theres-just-better-things-to-sell/ * Thu, 23 May 2013 13:56:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://shigekuni.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/if-its-all-about-money-theres-just-better-things-to-sell/#comment-2955 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:21:13 +0000 http://shigekuni.wordpress.com/?p=4772#comment-2955 Saw this on TV some time ago. It impressed me then and it did so again, watching it here.
Reminded me of someone I knew rue Monsieur le Prince who also had a tiny librairie. He lived in a small room behind it and we would gather there, perched on his bed or on the floor and talk books – and anything else that came to mind – for hours on end. He died, the librairie was sold, the books scattered and the place became a sandwich outlet.
For me, Maurice was the last ‘bohème’ in the Quartier latin. A sort of grandfatherly figure who lived from hand to mouth but was wiser than any millionaire. And happier.

]]> http://shigekuni.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/if-its-all-about-money-theres-just-better-things-to-sell/#comment-2945 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:24:01 +0000 http://shigekuni.wordpress.com/?p=4772#comment-2945 [...] writing my Ph.D. about poetry, and I admire booksellers like few other professions on this planet (see also this recent post). Look at a good book, not a great book, just a good book. See what a marvel it is. How it is made, [...]

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