George Whitman, Bookstore Owner and Agent for Social Uplift, R.I.P.

[foomf]

"George Whitman, the US-born owner of Shakespeare and Company, a fabled English-language bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris and a magnet for writers, poets and tourists for close to 60 years, died yesterday in his apartment above the shop. He was 98 years of age."

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[tagryn]

Craig Ferguson of the Late Late Show shot a tour of Shakespeare and Co. earlier in the year during their time in Paris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cLHw5GSv-A