We are proud to participate for the third time in the “Paris Quartier du Livre” festival organized by the 5th arrondissement City Hall and dedicated this year to ecology, around the theme “The Earth is a person” (« La Terre est une personne »). This is
one of the first events organized since the “deconfinement” (easing of sanitary restrictions).
What a beautiful symbol of renewal for our neighborhood, known since the Middle Ages for its publishing activity, as well as for the many authors and artists who lived and worked in the Latin Quarter.
This year, we welcome once again Damien Roudeau, who exhibited at the Hotel Marignan in 2019 plates from his album about the backstage of the Comédie Française.
Damien Roudeau, born in 1981, is a specialist in illustrated documentaries. He has already published nine books on themes as diverse as the Calais “jungle,” the workers in the port of Brest, and the Comédie Française.
This time, his album “L’Eau Vive”, written with Alain Bujak, is in the spotlight.
Damien Roudeau goes to the roots of one of the first ecological fights in France, the battle to preserve the Loire, one of the last untamed rivers in Europe, from a dam construction project that would have swallowed up traditional villages and part of the Loire gorges. This victorious battle, led by ordinary citizens in love with this corner of preserved nature, has served as a model for many other battles in France and elsewhere.
Damien Roudeau immersed himself in the activities of the citizens who became activists to transmit their passion and their learning of the workings of communication and political activism. “L’eau Vive” received the Sunflower Prize of the Comics Angoulême 2021.
Come and discover twenty original plates of the book and exchange with Damien Roudeau during a book signing on June 3rd from 5 to 9 pm.
An exhibition will also be organized from June 2 to July 2, from 10:30 am to 9 pm every day.
Every client of the Hotel Marignan has visited the Place Maubert, either to take the metro or to buy fresh bread, wine, cheese or fruit from one of the stores that line the square. Very busy on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, when there is a large and colorful open air market, the square is rather empty on other days. Let’s engage in a bit of time travel to imagine this area in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the 19thcentury… 
The beautiful Jardin des Plantes (botanical garden) also encompasses a 19th century hothouse, the Gallery of Evolution, the Minerology and Geology museum, and a Ménagerie (zoo) housing animals from all over the world. There is something here to interest young and old. The Jardin des Plantes was created in the 17th century as a medicinal garden for Louis XIII. Today, it includes five gardens inspired by different environments, including an Alpine garden, an iris garden and a rose garden. The hothouse featuring tropical and desert plants is not to be missed, both for its iron and glass architecture and for the beauty and rarity of the plants. The Gallery of Evolution features taxidermy and exhibitions about the diversity of species and their environments. On the ground floor, children and adults alike love the exhibition showing a “Noah’s Ark” parade of animals in all their diversity. The Minerology and Geology Museum houses incredible rock and mineral specimens and special exhibitions. The Menagerie was created in 1794 and today houses some 1800 animals, including many rare species. The manageable size of the museum makes it a good outing with children.
The Science and Industry Museum, opened in 1986, was part of a huge urban renewal project which transformed the site of the former slaughterhouses of Paris. The museum is designed to be a hands-on learning experience for young and old. The permanent exhibition, Explora, covers a wide range of subjects, including space and the universe, mathematics, medicine, and biology. 
Summer in Paris can be hot. What better excuse for a delicious gourmet ice cream or sorbet?? 
Jacques Rancourt, born in Quebec (Lac-Mégantic) in 1946, is a poet, essayist, photographer and translator. After graduating from Laval University in Quebec, he arrived in Paris in 1971 to continue his studies in French literature and has lived in Paris ever since. He earned a Doctorate in French literature from the University of Paris, having written his doctoral thesis on French-language African and Caribbean poetry after the literary movement known as “Négritude”. He is the author or co- author of many works on contemporary French poetry. His international and multidisciplinary approach to poetry has led him to direct the France-Québec literary prize (from 1996 to 2005) and the French-English Poetry Festival (from 1982 to 2014). In 1983, he founded the revue “La Traductière”, an international journal of poetry and visual arts.
There is no doubt that every Parisian and every tourist has their own particular favourite metro station as each station has its own unique features. However one of the most impressive and memorable stations has to be Cluny – La Sorbonne on Line 10 in the heart of the Latin Quarter. 
