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A Literary promenade in Paris

Travellers  and tour operators talk about Paris as a major  travel destination from many angles.Outdoor specialists put emphasis on bike tours and elegant parks and gardens.In the same way,as food lovers are fond of local market tours,cooking workshops and the discovery of local eating places.Night owls and musicians are familiar with music festivals and writers include on literary itineraries, visits to publishing districts,bookshops and museums in memory of prominent writers.

The Enclave of Publishers

The district of Saint-Germain des Près has the largest concentration of publishers in Paris.Les deux  Magots the favourite Café of the philosopher(Jean Paul Sartre)still attracts intellectuals and in less than 20 minutes by walking down the Saint-Germain-des-près,the visitor gets to Présence Africaine.The publishing company founded by Alioune Diop who published the first generation of writers such as Aimé Cesaire,Camara Laye,James Baldwin and Wole Soyinka.

Literary Attractions In The South of Paris

Literary attractions can be classified into three areas and in the first category are writers that produced materials with Parisian angles.Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell remains a universal example.In the district of Mouffetard, a plaque reminds visitors of the home of Ernest Hemingway,the author of Paris a moveable feast and in proximity to the district of Mouffetard,you have of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Shakespeare Bookshop and Les Bouqinistes as other important literary attractions.

Literary Attractions In the North of Paris

In front of a building along the rue Saint Georges(n° 43) in the heart of the 9th district,there are thoughts for the Goncourt Brothers.This arrondissement at the rue Fontaine also has a plaque in memory of Josephine Baker and Andre Gide.Close to this place is the village of Montmartre,that looks like a visit to the world of Gerald de Nerval and Marcel Aymé. By walking from the village of Montmartre to the rue de Bruxelles,there is a notice reminding visitors that the petition titled,J'accuse... that castigated the military establishment for a miscarriage of justice was written  in this residence. And by meandering from this place to the nearby 8th arrondissement,there is a notice in memory of Marcel Proust,the author of in Remembrance of things past.

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