This is Mohamed Aziz, 72 years old, the world's most photographed librarian, in the Medina of Rabat, Morocco.
Selling books in a country where 26% of the population still can't read is an act of love for your city, the literature of your country and the world. Orphaned at 6, Aziz had a rough life; he couldn't even finish high school because textbooks were too expensive for him. At 15 years old, in 1963, he began his bookkeeping career with just a mat stretched under a tree with 9 books.
Now his bookstore sells thousands of books and he spends his days immersed in books and devouring stories. Spend 6 to 8 hours a day reading, stopping just to eat, pray, smoke and help clients. The rest of the time, he walks around the neighborhood looking for books that he will then sell at his bookstore. He says it is his revenge for his childhood and his poverty: “I have read more than 4,000 books in Arabic, French, English or Spanish, which means I have lived more than 4,000 lives. Everyone should have that chance! I just need two pillows and a book to enjoy my day.”
After more than 43 years at the same place, it is Rabat's oldest bookstore. When asked for the number of books he owns, he replies: "Not enough."

Q: When asked why he left books outside, where they could be stolen, he replied that those who can't read don't steal books, and those who can read aren't thieves...
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