Se souvenant de George Whitman

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxoa9QoDVrhgVhjaMlFE_m1G7cLDYb79Qkhu8GlmX0cvPXqbuh4H5erSsUHrDnkjI_CxORHPLPoP1Ss_f4aucLsijk3v5mhL38RuCKPC4OxjLTW6MjGTmM-wzxHFiyTl4FM1bAGDkbjs/s1600/2011+nov+5+DSC_0064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="618" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxoa9QoDVrhgVhjaMlFE_m1G7cLDYb79Qkhu8GlmX0cvPXqbuh4H5erSsUHrDnkjI_CxORHPLPoP1Ss_f4aucLsijk3v5mhL38RuCKPC4OxjLTW6MjGTmM-wzxHFiyTl4FM1bAGDkbjs/s640/2011+nov+5+DSC_0064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">From the website of <a href="http://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/"><strong>Shakespeare and Company</strong></a>...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"On Wednesday 14th December, 2011, George Whitman died peacefully at home in the apartment above his bookshop in Paris.  George suffered a stroke two months ago, but showed incredible strength and determination up to the end, continuing to read every day in the company of his daughter, Sylvia, his friends and his cat and dog.  He died two days after his 98th birthday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nicknamed the Don Quixote of the Latin Quarter, George will be remembered for his free spirit, his eccentricity and his generosity.  He will be buried at Père Lachaise cemetery in the good company of other men and women of letters..."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>Rest peacefully, gentle angel</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Shakespeare and Company</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>37, rue Bûcherie</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75005 Paris</em></span></div>

Se souvenant de George Whitman

From the website of Shakespeare and Company ... "On Wednesday 14th December, 2011, George Whitman died peacefully at home in the apartm...

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