A few days ago, I mentioned reading “At The Existentialist Cafe“. Finished it and now Kim is devouring this wonderful book. Two items of note:
1. Author Sarah Bakewell frequently refers to books and films with relevant influences and connections. One she mentioned was the 1949 film “Rendezvous in July” (“Rendez-vous de juillet”) in which French youth, driven by American culture and trends, adopt lumberjack-inspired fashion (a forerunner of today’s metrosexuals?). Here is a clip from that film:
2. Herman followed up with his previous mention of having seen Sartre’s and Beauvoir’s gravesites in Paris (about ten years ago?) by sending along photos he made of a postcard that appeared in the grass alongside, apparently from an admirer who had jotted down some sentiments upon a visit to Montparnasse Cemetery.
I am encouraging Herman to send his photos to Bakewell, so we shall see what happens.