For centuries, the streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the areas surrounding the Latin Quarter have captivated artists, musicians, and writers from around the world. In this small space, a unique and vibrant atmosphere emerged, fueled by the intellectual milieu of the Parisian university as well as the salons, studios, and cafés of the artistic modern era. It gave rise to that quintessential Parisian feeling of a melancholic yet infused happiness, celebrated in Parisian chansons and described by Ernest Hemingway in his sketches "A Moveable Feast." Hanns-Josef Ortheil wanders through these zones with the gaze of a modern flâneur, experiencing the seductive corners of the old "Paris, left bank of the Seine" in an intensely new way, away from the tourist spots.