Saint-Germain-des-Prés
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés is an area of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Home to a number of famous cafés, such as Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area was the center of the existentialist movement (associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir).
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[edit] Transportation
The area is served by the stations of the Paris Métro:
[edit] Literature
Many writers have written about this Parisian district in prose such as Boris Vian, Gabriel Matzneff (see La Nation française), Jean-Paul Caracalla or in Japanese poetry in the case of Nicolas Grenier.
[edit] Economy
At one time numerous publishers were located in the area. By 2009 many publishers, including Hachette Livre and Flammarion had moved out of the community.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ Launet, Edouard. "Pas de quartier pour les éditeurs." Libération. 2 November 2009. Retrieved on 21 January 2012. "Après Flammarion ou Hachette, le Seuil va quitter le périmètre littéraire de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, à Paris. Non sans nostalgie, et en y gardant un pied-à-terre de prestige."
Coordinates: 48°51′14″N 2°20′04″E / 48.85389°N 2.33444°E
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