European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Up Ernest Hemingway in 1934. Up f. Scott Fitzgerald As a Young Man. Literary haunts of a Gertrude Stein in Paris. James Joyce author of Ulysses if you Are Lucky enough to have lived in Paris As a Young Man then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you for Paris is a movable  Ernest Hemingway by Kristen Meek we went in search of the lost generation. Maybe we were looking for a bit of intrigue or Romance. Posthumous literary groupies you might Call us. Maybe we were looking for an inkling of what it must have Felt like to be in the Paris of the 20s and 30s, when James Joyce Ernest Hemingway f. Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein among others lived worked wined and dined together. In those Days it was not Only fashionable for american writers to live in Paris but nearly essential. The legend of the struggling artist includes the notion of living in a simple room with a toilet Down the Hall. Although our hotel in the latin Quarter was luxurious by those standards it even had a television there was an authentic All night jazz bar right under our room. We were also just around the Corner from Les Deus magots a popular cafe with a Long history of famous literary guests. Les Deus magots is right on the Corner of place St. Germain Des pres and maintains a reputation As one of the Best known cafes in Paris. It offers an excellent Vantage Point to watch people Parade by. During the Day Les Deus magots is a Nice casual place to enjoy a Glass of wine. At night customers Are More Likely to be dressed up and business is carried on with a More pretentious air. It s no secret that Hemingway and Fitzgerald liked to drink and one of their favorite Paris places to imbibe was Harry s new York bar at 5 Rue Daunou. The night we visited a White jacketed fellow stood at the door supposedly monitoring the number of guests but he was t having much Luck. The place was packed. The room was Long and narrow and he directed us past the bar to the stairs. On the Walls Hung american baseball team banners and photos although the clientele was mostly French. We descended the stairs and found a very Small table next to the piano. The pianist who also wore a White jacket played As time goes by carefully laying his Cigar next to the keyboard As he played. We ordered drinks slightly overpriced and sipped them slowly. In later years Hemingway wrote about the time he spent with Fitzgerald in Paris Scott was very articulate and told a Story Well. But anything he drank seemed to stimulate him too  we Felt a Little overstimulated ourselves. Harry s bar May have been Scott and Ernest s favorite haunt but we were finally overcome by the heat smoke and Claustrophobia and made our Way out. Hemingway did much of his writing in cafes where he could sit quietly and write and still observe the Lively Paris lifestyle. One that he visited frequently that is still in existence is la Chope on the place de in cont Escarpe. Another cafe Worth visiting is be dome at 108 Boulevard do Montparnasse popular with some of the modern literary crowd. Although undoubtedly a great Deal of literary hubbub occurred in the bars and cafes the real heart of the american literary Circle in Paris was Shakespeare and company. This Bookstore owned by a Young Independent american woman named Sylvia Beach served As Library Post office clubhouse and Bank for countless writers who were to make a significant Mark in the world. The stories surrounding Beach Are fascinating and include a famous cast of characters. Leaving her Home in Brighton n.j., in her Early 20s, she wanted to study French poetry so she went to Paris with her sister who had changed her name from Eleanor to Cyprian and wanted to be an actress. During the world War i Sylvia worked for the red Cross. After meeting a number of expatriates living in Paris she came up with the idea for an English 8 stripes Magazine july 28, 1988