Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born, naturalized American poet (May 24, 1940 - 1996, heart attack), recipient of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature “for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of...
When I was in Paris, France, I had to go by the famous Shakespeare & Company Bookstore. I could have spent all day in there. When you purchase a book here, they stamp it "Shakespeare & Co."
Shakespeare and Company Bookshop in Paris is the city’s most famous bookstore and one of the most famous bookshops in the world! It’s an independent, English-language bookstore that was founded by George Whitman and many
Shakespeare and Company is the iconic English-language bookstore in Paris where writers can grab a bed for the night in exchange for two hours work.
Shakespeare and Company is the iconic English-language bookstore in Paris where writers can grab a bed for the night in exchange for two hours work.
“Opening bookshop in Paris. Please send money.” Every story starts somewhere—this one begins in 1919 when Sylvia Beach, from Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., opened her shop, Shakespeare and Co…
Photographs of writers past and present who have made Shakespeare and Company their Paris home.
Ezra Pound was an American poet best known for The Cantos and for his role as mentor and advisor to other modernist writers, including T.S. Eliot, Hilda Doolittle, Wyndham Lewis, and James Joyce. After meeting EH in Paris in 1922 by way of a letter of introduction from Sherwood Anderson, Pound became one of EH's
Even in this digital era, the world is home to more than a few bookshelf-lined shops that beg to be browsed for hours on end.
Stephen Emms: Long after Hemingway and the Beats, the Shakespeare and Company bookshop is still encouraging Paris to read and write
SYLVIA BEACH 1927 ADRIENNE MONNIER NORA JOYCE JAMES JOYCE 1926 JAMES JOYCE 1928 LUCIA JOYCE LUCIA JOYCE DJUNA BARNES 1925 PEGGY GUGGENHEIM 1925 DJUNA BARNES 1926 ANDRE BRETON PHILIPPE SOUPAULT ANDRE GIDE GEORGE ANTHEIL ROBERT MCALMON JANE FLANNER JANE...
“Opening bookshop in Paris. Please send money.” Every story starts somewhere—this one begins in 1919 when Sylvia Beach, from Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., opened her shop, Shakespeare and Co…
SYLVIA BEACH 1927 ADRIENNE MONNIER NORA JOYCE JAMES JOYCE 1926 JAMES JOYCE 1928 LUCIA JOYCE LUCIA JOYCE DJUNA BARNES 1925 PEGGY GUGGENHEIM 1925 DJUNA BARNES 1926 ANDRE BRETON PHILIPPE SOUPAULT ANDRE GIDE GEORGE ANTHEIL ROBERT MCALMON JANE FLANNER JANE...
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An English-language bookshop founded by George Whitman on the banks of the Seine in Paris has been hosting writers and selling the occasional book for 65 years. Krista Halverson explores the history of a countercultural institution and the legacy of Sylvia Beach
George Whitman's "Shakespeare and Company" bookstore has been in its present location (opposite Notre Dame) since 1951. The original shop, owned by Sylvia Beach, was frequented by American ex-pat writers, including James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway.
These sixteen incredible bookstores have both the looks and the books.
So read the telegram that Sylvia Beach, founder of the Shakespeare and Company bookstore, sent to her mother. These were the humble beginnings of a bookstore known the world over and coveted by book fiends who flock to the store on Paris’s Left Bank to explore its dusty shelves.
Shakespeare and Company is a delightful l bookstore tucked into a street that borders the Seine in Paris, right across from Notre-Dame. Modeled on its namesake opened in 1919 close…
Shakespeare And Company is the name of two independent bookstores on Paris's Left Bank. The first was opened by Sylvia Beach on 19 November 1919 at 8 rue Dupuytren, before moving to larger premises at...
Shakespeare and Company is a delightful bookstore tucked that borders the Seine in Paris, right across from Notre-Dame. Opened in 1951.
Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born, naturalized American poet (May 24, 1940 - 1996, heart attack), recipient of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature “for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of...
A look back at the history of the 100-year-old Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris.
Once a haven for modernist pioneers, the beautifully cluttered bookshop is now a legend, known for letting travellers stay the night– if they write an autobiography
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Here's a Shakespeare & Co. reading list, featuring some of the famous writers who have been a part of the notable Paris bookstore’s history.
When I was in Paris, France, I had to go by the famous Shakespeare & Company Bookstore. I could have spent all day in there. When you purchase a book here, they stamp it "Shakespeare & Co."
Shakespeare and Company Bookshop in Paris is the city’s most famous bookstore and one of the most famous bookshops in the world! It’s an independent, English-language bookstore that was founded by George Whitman and many
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This shop is so charming! There is so much history here and walking around inside feels like being in a whole different world. Unfortunatly there is no photography allowed inside and you have to see it to believe it. The bookstore has also played a part in several Hollywood movies such as Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, Before Sunset and Meryl Streep was there in Julie & Julia.
