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The Viennese coffee house, in particular, was “a sort of democratic club, and anyone could join it for the price of a cheap cup of coffee,” writes Stefan Zweig in his wonderful memoir, The World of Yesterday.

Why Coffee Shops Spark Creativity
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Deborah Barchi
Sep 15, 2022

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I love this memoir. It really brings you back to that heady time of intellectual excitement.

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Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.

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