Paris - Which books I bought
- thecontentreader
- May 11
- 2 min read
One of the main goals on what to see during my Paris visit was Shakespeare & Company. I have read so much about the book shop and its time. Although you have to queue to get in these days, it was not more than 15-20 minutes. It is one of these shops that open up to small rooms as you go further into the building. For some reason or another, it was not allowed to take photos inside.
The top floor was dedicated to reading and relaxing. All the books up there was only for loan while you were there, not for buying. It looks like you imaging it looked at the beginning of the 20th century when Sylvia Beach was the owner. It was nice to visit in my aim to look out addresses of authors living in Paris at the time.
I also visited two other bookshops - San Francisco Bookshop and The Abbey Books. Both were full of books from floor to ceiling with just a small space to move around the shop. They were also with a lot of small rooms, opening up as you walk inside.
I bought 11 books, some of the somehow connected to France, some not. I am very pleased about the books I found. The books are not cheap, not even the second hand ones, but when you find the right book, you just have to take out your card.
Nancy Mitford - Voltaire in Love
Nancy Mitford - Madame de Pompadour
Stephen Clark - talk to the snail, Ten commandments for understanding the French
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Irène Némirovsky - Le Bal
Charlotte Brontë - Tales of Angria
Benjamin Franklin - The Autobiography of
Paula McLain - Love and Ruin
Paul Verlaine - Before Wisdom: The Early Poems
John Baxter - The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, Pedestrians in Paris
Duff Cooper - Talleyrand
Nice! I have read this book by Sedaris and also the one by Baxter. Loved it!