text: Saint-Germain-des-Prees is a charming neighborhood as well as the literary quarter ' home of major publishing houses , literary cafe , the Acad ? ? mie Francaise ' and a growing number of fashion boutiques competing with bookshops , art galleries , and antiques shops .
  
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  Many aspiring writers make daunting trips to the neighborhood 's publishing houses , hoping to get book deals .