>> sylvia beach was a very incredible person. she is very determined. she is famous primarily for publishing james joyce ulysses, and there is a wonderful book called sylvia beach and the lost generation, and it describes how contact with the lost generation and what the bookshop was like and how philosophy, which i think my father has continued to an extent helping penniless writers and supporting artists who don't really have the money to support themselves. so yes, i think she kind of supported a lot of people like hemingway and joyce and she had quite an incredible cycle of for -- circle of writers around her. >> why did you come to paris in the first place? >> it was just an accident. i just came for a holiday and i liked it here. before i came to paris i had already wintered around the world and i thought this was, this became my favorite part right here in this little corner of paris, the lower bank between the notre dame cathedral in front of us and two cathedrals in back of us. it's a very picturesque neighborhood. >> what are the rules about p

>> sylvia beach was a very incredible person, she's very determined. she is famous primarily for publishing james joyce ulysses. and there's a wonderful book sylvia beach and the lost generation which i'm reading at the moment and it describes her contact with the lost generation and what her bookshop was like. and her philosophy which i think my father has continued to an extent helping penniless writers and other artists who don't have the money to support themselves and she supported a lot of hemingway and joyce and she had quite an incredible circle of writers around her. >> why did you come to paris in the first place? >> i just came for some holiday. before i came to paris, i already made one trip around the world. and i thought this was -- this became my favorite part of the universe right here in this little corner of paris. it sits next to notre dame cathedral in front of us and two cathedrals in the back of us. >> what are the rules about people who stay here? >> well, that people who stay here -- initially, it was solely for writers who wish