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The last authentic Parisian Titis give us their secret addresses

2022-01-25T15:22:33.048Z


Whether perched on the Montmartre hill or installed along the banks of the Seine, these figures of Parisian life are the first witnesses to the changes in the capital.


Michelle Huchet-Nordmann, bookseller

She has been running her shop for a very long time and "

doesn't count

" her years spent in front of the Mazarine library. Michelle is a real enthusiast, as we no longer do. Having become a bookseller by chance after an experience as a bookseller and within various publishing houses, Michelle will not reveal her age. It has never worked with mass tourism, "

those who hang padlocks on the footbridge and buy books for 3 euros

", but sells collector's books, first editions, old engravings, 18th century maps and very precious illustrations… “

Twenty years ago, New York decorators, refined tourists and bibliophiles who were looking for rare things

” came to her.

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Now “

the population has changed.

Paris has changed

” and Michelle is saddened by this new reality.

Currently, with telework, people go out less

”, curiosities are running out and the bookseller has lost some of her clientele.

Despite the look...

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Source: lefigaro

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