September 22, 2024
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The Thinking Space: The Café as a Cultural Institution in Paris, Italy and Vienna

The Thinking Space: The Café as a Cultural Institution in Paris, Italy and Vienna
Leona Rittner, W. Scott Haine, and Jeffrey H. Jackson

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(September 22, 2024)

A strong collection of fascinating research on how cafés actually worked. Sartre and Beauvoir worked at Flore, sitting side by side. This was how books got written. The café was also the place one met with students, argued with colleagues, conspired against rivals.