Anatole France - The crime of Sylvestre Bonnard

The novel "Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard" is set in Paris 1860-1880-ies. His character - the old scribe who possessed a noble passion for ancient manuscripts, very close to the author himself. Every word of this declaration of love hometown could sign himself Anatole France - son of bookseller, Parisian, who became one of the most famous writers in France and Europe.