BREWERS STREET
This formerly notorious street was the scene of the last meeting between Verlaine and Rimbaud, which ended with a gunshot.
Before 1873, no one wanted to take a stroll down Rue des Brasseurs, except the Brussels market gardeners who used it as a toilet, hence the derogatory names of "dirty alley" or "Pistrotje". Since then, this street has been the symbol of a historical "drama". It was here that Verlaine shot Rimbaud following his decision to return to Paris and end their relationship. Verlaine was sentenced to two years in prison. A plaque commemorating this event can be seen on this very spot, the symbolic site of their last meeting and of literary history.
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