Paris booksellers angry at plans to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics
by Nadeem Badshah and Reuters from World news | The Guardian on (#6DCVA)
About 60% of bouquinistes along the Seine River will be moved on during the Games next year for security reasons
Booksellers in Paris have hit out at plans to hide" them during the 2024 Olympics, after they were told by local authorities to remove their stalls for the opening ceremony for security reasons.
The bouquinistes along the River Seine make up the largest open-air book market in Europe and represent a 400-year-old tradition.
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