Paris booksellers 'optimistic' over battle to stay during Olympics

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The famous booksellers that line the Seine in Paris say they are standing their ground over plans to shut them down during the opening ceremony of next year's Olympic Games as a matter of survival.

The Bouquinistes of Paris with the distinctive 'green boxes' along the banks of the River Seine.

Already struggling to bounce back from shutdowns during the pandemic and a longer-run loss of interest from locals, the booksellers are refusing to miss out on the 16 million tourists expected for the Games.

 

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