The announcements of the Goncourt and Renaudot prices, expected on Monday, November 30, have given reading enthusiasts ideas.
"People like to offer the last Goncourt, the last literary prizes too", comments the bookseller of La belle Lurette, Élodie, who is delighted to reopen at this time, without forgetting the Christmas holidays which "still represent an important part of the turnover ".
Bookstores have been hit hard by competition from e-commerce sites, so they count on public support.
The Covid-19 crisis has emptied the cash desks of small businesses, in a hurry to reopen.
Customers wasted no time returning to their favorite bookseller.
"I am very happy. For clothing stores, that interests me less, but anything that is book, yes!", Rejoices a customer.
"It is an essential part of life, vital food. Obviously it was a very bad decision to close the bookstores, I am delighted to see that this bookstore that I love is reopened."
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