that's a line from "a moveable feast" written by earnest hemingway. his love letter to the city of light celebrating the cafes and cobblestone driveways. hemingway's book is pretty much required reading for most visitors for paris. it is unexpected that it is a source of comfort for the french in the wake of the deadly paris attacks. at book shops across paris, owners have seen a sudden spike of sales of the 51-year-old novel. what is your number one selling book? >> earnest hemingway. >> do you have anymore copies? >> it's sold out. >> translator: the appeal is symbolic. the title translates into paris. this gentleman is buying the book to remind himself the city of light is the city that loved a party. >> translator: we have to live. we have to go out, he says. we have to stick our tongues at the terrorists. >> reporter: shop owners say they have seen a surge in books of radicalism. those don't compare to the hemingway book. no doubt boosted over th ththe the #defiance. if you are lucky enough to live in paris, he writes, then wherever you go for the

a movable feast by earnest hemingway, the writer's ode to paris.more on the book's recent resurgence. >> all of the sadness of the city came suddenly. with the first cold rains of winter. that's a line from a movable feast, a memoir about life in paris in the 1920s written by earnest hemingway. the book is his love letter to the city of light, celebrating its cafes and cobblestone streets, immortalizing an english language book shop where you can find a first edition copy of the american writer's iconic book. thanks. hemingway's book is pretty much required reading for most visitors to paris. what's unexpected is that it has also become a source of comfort for many of the french in the wake of the deadly paris attacks. at book shops across paris, owners have seen a sudden spike in sales of french versions of hemingway's 51-year-old novel. >> what is your number one selling book right now? >> a movable feast from earnest hemingway. >> do you have any more copies? >> it's sold out now. >> sold out? >> completely. >> part of the appeal is clearly symb

earnest hemingway's ode. now a new romance after a local grandmother was interviewed on television.he timeless memoir. the native chicagoan has lived in paris for years and owns a bookstore. >> it is something to see that parisians is looking at an american writer to get hope for the future. >> reporter: the book's title is "paris is a party." of course, on november 13th, it was anything but. suddenly paris became a hash tag to share stories of healing. the book skyrocketed and sold out of bookstores and well worn copies grace memorials. >> it has become a symbol of defianc defiance. >> reporter: one of hemingway's old bar still serves the signature drink. >> it is like a prescription. you might feel better. >> after the attacks, you need to carry on with what the terrorist resent which is culture and which is music and music which is reading. >> reporter: in the poet's words, if you are lucky enough to live in paris as a young man and wherever you go in life, it stays with you. paris is a moveable feast. this morning, the city of lights is moved. for "today," gabe gutierrez, nbc ne

a moveable feast by earnest hemingway, the writer's ode to paris. >> reporter: all of the sadness ofwinter. that's a line from "a moveable feast", a memoir about paris in the 1920s written by ernest hemingway. the book is his love letter to the city of light, celebrating cafes and cobblestone streets in a bookshop where you can find a first edition copy of the american writer's iconic book. thanks. hemingway's book is pretty much required reading for most visitors to paris. what's unexpected is that it has also become a source of comfort for many of the french in the wake of the deadly paris attacks. at bookshops across paris owners have seen a sudden spike in sales of french versions of hemingway's 51-year-old novel. what is your number one-selling book right now? >>" it's a moveable feast" from ernest hemingway. >> do you have any more copies? >> not more, it's all sold out now. >> sold out? >> completely. >> reporter: part of the appeal is clearly symbolic. the french title translates back into english as "paris as a party." he says he's buying the book to remind himself that the