Shakespeare and Company - Iconic Bookshop in Paris

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
  • With a cameo appearance in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris and Richard Linklater's Before Sunset, Shakespeare and Company is arguably the most iconic bookshop in the French capital. The building, a 17th century ex-monastery has become a landmark in the 5th arrondissement. Apart from being a bookstore, it also serves as a haven where aspiring writers can stay for free - Allen Ginsberg and Anaïs Nin have both been guests in the past. Originally established in 1919 by an American called Sylvia Beach, fellow expatriate George Whitman took over Shakespeare and Company after Beach's death in 1951. Crane.tv meets with Whitman's daughter, Sylvia to hear about the future of this historical, literary gem. Address: 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005, Paris. www.shakespeareandcompany.com
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  • @tumblestack
    @tumblestack 12 лет назад +183

    I discovered this bookshop when living and working as an au Pair in Paris in 1981.
    On my first visit into the store... a day I was feeling particularly lonely for home... I met the owner George. I specifically remember him saying to me. "You will never be lonely if you have books in your life"... and it made me smile to hear Sylvia Whitman repeat the sentiment here.
    Thank you!

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  • @phillipsmom6252
    @phillipsmom6252 4 месяца назад +4

    Back in the 70’s my 4th grade school teacher talked about how she went there and it sounded amazing to me. I went home from school and asked my dad if we could go there. He laughed and told me to save my money so I could go there and visit one day. I finally made it to Paris and went to the Shakespeare and Company Bookstore in 2023. It was magical. 👍😀💜

    • @taval8389
      @taval8389 2 месяца назад +1

      That's an amazing experience!!😊

  • @pickledOnionGal
    @pickledOnionGal 10 лет назад +144

    god, she's so beautiful

  • @steveschwartz6450
    @steveschwartz6450 Год назад +4

    I stayed there in 1962 It was called the Mistral bookstore. I had no idea it was so famous.

  • @kenadams2517
    @kenadams2517 10 лет назад +61

    Visiting Paris next year from Sydney and this has to be the most exiting thing for me. I'd rather be here than in the crowd to see the Mona Lisa.

    • @marinova1147
      @marinova1147 6 лет назад +2

      Did you enjoy it? And what did you read?:)

    • @sara-rc2hr
      @sara-rc2hr 2 года назад +1

      How's it been?

    • @jaydeepbezbaruah7360
      @jaydeepbezbaruah7360 2 года назад

      She died in the crowd gathered to see Mona Lisa.

    • @peachypeach6653
      @peachypeach6653 2 года назад

      the bookshop is actually really crowded nowadays. I had to wait in line 20 mins to get in. but its beautiful nevertheless.

    • @joanreynolds955
      @joanreynolds955 Год назад

      I was in Paris a couple of weeks ago. I had been looking forward to seeing Shakespeare and Company. There was a huge line to get in. It was such a letdown. It’s just another tourist trap. We just kept walking toward Notre Dame.

  • @jimmysrevenge1
    @jimmysrevenge1 10 лет назад +19

    just came back from the shop. loved everything about it, aside from the "tourist attraction" vibe. lovely little place.

  • @subhankarbanerjee8651
    @subhankarbanerjee8651 7 лет назад +19

    The store, the music and she.... One word for them, "Angelic!"

  • @DaithiDublin
    @DaithiDublin 13 лет назад +24

    I've only been to Paris twice, and this is one of those places I never got to see. One of the many. But it looks just the way Hemingway described in A Moveable Feast. Even the current Sylvia seems so much like the original, as he described her. Well, it never hurts to have something to look forward to, and maybe I'll get to sit there and read before too long.

  • @recklessoldier
    @recklessoldier 4 года назад +8

    I live in Paris and I love this place so much. It's so beautiful and there's such a great atmosphere 😌 one of the most beautiful library in Paris.

    • @tavobraga
      @tavobraga 2 года назад

      do they have a café yet?

  • @beamay
    @beamay 12 лет назад +21

    She has a pretty face but she's also beautiful. You can't say that about a lot of pretty girls nowadays.

  • @Darkhurricane07
    @Darkhurricane07 11 лет назад +8

    I really like the idea of having an exhibition space and a café, I think it would help the store become even more successful and is a natural extension of a bookstore where people love to come to feel at home.

  • @OliviaSlusher
    @OliviaSlusher 8 лет назад +10

    :o i would absolutely love to stay up top the book shop and write! Man...

  • @rossella1805
    @rossella1805 12 лет назад +7

    Really a great video! I love so much Shakespeare and Company, an enchanting place where I spent lovely afternoon surrounded by books when I am in Paris... it's the library of my heart!

  • @egyptgirl01
    @egyptgirl01 7 лет назад +3

    Visiting Paris in November and I am so looking forward to seeing this!!

  • @vermadheeraj29
    @vermadheeraj29 3 года назад +3

    Young aspiring writers living and working in a bookshop, why didn't that happen to me in my early twenties. I will never understand. Still hope to be a published author one day.

  • @jimmcdonald3638
    @jimmcdonald3638 4 года назад +3

    We will be in Paris in 2 days and Shakespeare & Company is definitely on our list of things to see this trip. We have been to Paris several times over the past few years since we have lived in Germany, and it is one of my favorite cities in Europe! We just have not had time to visit the bookstore in the past. We are definitely fixing that this time!

  • @forrestpine4596
    @forrestpine4596 7 лет назад +1

    One of why i am so obsessed with Paris... THIS of course,
    And finally see the syilvia whitman

  • @adriansavastian8774
    @adriansavastian8774 3 года назад

    Really this is a dream , it's wonderful..magic and so full with wisdom! I love the the books

  • @daisyrootsbooks
    @daisyrootsbooks 8 лет назад +3

    Wonderful

  • @HazelCeej
    @HazelCeej 9 лет назад +10

    on my literary bucket list

  • @jimdavis928
    @jimdavis928 3 года назад

    Visiting this bookstore in July 2019 was a dream come true!!

  • @isabelaoliveira9270
    @isabelaoliveira9270 7 лет назад +5

    Parece ser incrível.
    Meu sonho poder visitar esse lugar um dia

  • @BetuTubeCIA
    @BetuTubeCIA 6 лет назад +19

    Storytelling estou aqui por vc

  • @DerekLyons
    @DerekLyons 11 лет назад +1

    Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @25nomind
    @25nomind 4 года назад

    First time I saw this store was on the tv show Highlander where it was often showed. Hope to visit it one day!

  • @brunotupi83br
    @brunotupi83br 11 лет назад +3

    Hummm! It seems fantastic!

  • @angelmorrigan7680
    @angelmorrigan7680 Год назад

    beautiful bookshop!!! hope u can keep it open and busy and that your other dreams for it with the cafe and theatre will come true as well!!!

  • @eclecticreader961
    @eclecticreader961 6 лет назад

    This place is on my long-term travel plans list.

  • @MartaSofialp
    @MartaSofialp 11 лет назад +16

    I was there a few hours ago, it's my favorite place in Paris

  • @mohamedbou109
    @mohamedbou109 3 года назад

    Fantastic

  • @palomaoliveira8861
    @palomaoliveira8861 3 года назад +4

    Eu tô vendo um vídeo que tava em um livro. Viver no futuro é bom demais da conta

  • @monikalenz2559
    @monikalenz2559 Год назад +1

    And if you can't get to Paris but find yourself on the central Oregon Coast of the US, there's a wonderfully quaint seaside hotel, The Sylvia Beach Hotel, that I recommend. Each room sports a theme of a well known author. I stayed in the Hemmingway room. The hotel has a very good restaurant and, for guests, an attic library in which to spend a cozy evening reading while listening to the ocean and watching the fog roll in.

    • @onelovemon1784
      @onelovemon1784 8 месяцев назад

      Monika I am going to go to the Sylvia someday. Because I came across your brilliant comment and suggestion and description. Thank you.

  • @DanielleOlavario
    @DanielleOlavario 13 лет назад +3

    That was an amazing video. :)

  • @assadsalloum1975
    @assadsalloum1975 Год назад

    I just came back from Paris a few days ago. Wanted to check this place out but when I got there there was a 10 metre queue outside the shop to get in. Will try again next time!

  • @aalexxanderr
    @aalexxanderr 13 лет назад

    Monsieur Shakespeare, Paris et la librairie, c'est une telle combinaison fabuleuse vraiment. Je pense que je vais devoir visiter Shakespeare and Company Quand je suis venu à Paris. Merci...

  • @stevecomstock6170
    @stevecomstock6170 9 лет назад +19

    Brilliant, I love this! A bookstore run by the daughter of an expat beatnik, what could be better?

  • @mjw12345
    @mjw12345 3 года назад +1

    Do all you can to support - this iconic place is in a dire situation with the lockdown. It's easy to access their website to make purchases.

  • @lelamitchell9553
    @lelamitchell9553 4 года назад

    First place I would to if I ever get to go to Paris!

  • @1godlessmonkey
    @1godlessmonkey 4 месяца назад

    Before Sunset told me about this place.

  • @bibliotecaretro
    @bibliotecaretro 8 лет назад +8

    they do have a coffe shop now 2:50

  • @xiilvi
    @xiilvi 10 лет назад

    Es un lugar que conoceré SI o SI en algún momento. #Sueños

  • @stonkinator
    @stonkinator 4 года назад +2

    This bookshop is the centre of the ( English ) literary universe. Without Sylvia Beach, James Joyce's Ulysses would never have been finished or published.

    • @llywrch7116
      @llywrch7116 Год назад

      Yes, the bookstore published Joyce's Ulysses, & he screwed them out of their share of the income. Not all great artists are angels. Glad to see it's still in business.

  • @bjmartinphotography
    @bjmartinphotography 11 лет назад

    Well done. Hi from San Francisco!

  • @Atlantic139
    @Atlantic139 13 лет назад

    You can feel the Shakespearien's time in this lovely place.

  • @joshfriesen1981
    @joshfriesen1981 5 лет назад +1

    And being in amongst that shop is my idea of heaven.

  • @upjoey
    @upjoey 12 лет назад +1

    did anyone who know what is the background music in the beginning ?
    thanks in advance!

  • @Coryweavable
    @Coryweavable 12 лет назад

    RIP George.

  • @Rex80123
    @Rex80123 8 месяцев назад

    Does anyone have a link on where I can find the song on the piano at the intro? Thanks.

  • @stefens6588
    @stefens6588 5 лет назад

    Do anybody know the first instrumental song title?

  • @RazzAselvatica
    @RazzAselvatica 6 лет назад +1

    Title music soundtrack?

  • @kiriskip46
    @kiriskip46 2 года назад

    Is the bookstore still there ....2022

  • @cockchaferpilot
    @cockchaferpilot 10 лет назад

    woha, this green typewriter at 2:20 is my typewriter!!!

    • @glennwilliams6522
      @glennwilliams6522 4 года назад

      Tom Wolfe Too late. I nicked it seconds after the video was made. Je ne regrette rien. Sorry mate!

  • @dididylan-pena6597
    @dididylan-pena6597 6 лет назад

    😍😍😍😍

  • @Mloofylicious
    @Mloofylicious 4 года назад +1

    Such an amazing woman, and a breathtaking, bohemian bookshop. The writer in me wants do reading and meet the owner, the other part of me wants to ask the owner of the place is financially sustainable, if they earn enough for living.

  • @nanasshi0711
    @nanasshi0711 4 года назад

    she's so pretty

  • @kroovyandcal
    @kroovyandcal 12 лет назад +1

    Plus pretty. Plus smart. Plus pretty.

  • @Kanad7
    @Kanad7 2 года назад

    Which Metro line do you get to this bookstore?

  • @pincopalino3378
    @pincopalino3378 7 лет назад +1

    Books are my friends and my family but by Krist I've had such destructive fights with my family and wrecksit (brexit) erstwhile friends in this last year that books are all I've got and all I want left.

  • @alpertroncp2198
    @alpertroncp2198 3 года назад

    How long has Claire Skinner (the mum in Outnumbered) owned a bookshop by?

  • @CraneTv
    @CraneTv  13 лет назад

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  • @BoiledOctopus
    @BoiledOctopus 13 лет назад

    Sylvia is very very cute. I have been there before actually but don't remember seeing her. Damn.

  • @jakevader93
    @jakevader93 2 года назад

    I'm so distracted by her beauty, that I had to watch it again in order to understand what she was saying.

  • @malcolmthompson9848
    @malcolmthompson9848 3 года назад

    I lived in Paris for 6 months in 1986 doing archival work for my PhD. . As bookshops went it was fine but located anywhere but in Paris across from ND it would have been unremarkable. It was full of the most pretentious American Ivy leaguers doing a semester abroad. I recall one eighteen year old co-ed asking a twenty-something self-styled bohemian in the store when he would get around to reading her memoir.

    • @SCLOUD3112
      @SCLOUD3112 2 года назад

      In a place where others have found beauty, friendship and inspiration, you found irritation. To totally bastardize what Lucrezia Borgia once said: To the Evil, everything is evil.

  • @rogerfernandes3038
    @rogerfernandes3038 4 месяца назад +1

    Quem veio pelo storytelling deixa o like😊

  • @dylanlawless1
    @dylanlawless1 13 лет назад +2

    Ironic seeing the Walt Whitman books there, he was a big Shakespeare authorship questioner. Is this lady his grand daughter?

  • @jamesforrester2876
    @jamesforrester2876 11 лет назад +8

    How on earth do I get a job working for you?

  • @rykson161
    @rykson161 4 года назад

    You all forgot about the store already ? Fraudulent charges!!
    2019 .. SATURDAY 30th NOV
    I WAS JUST THERE !
    took a few pictures of Aggie the cat . Lovely place ! I will go sleep tonight there !!!!

  • @EnigmaAgent
    @EnigmaAgent 13 лет назад

    I love how posh birds talk, totally kinky.

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  • @bluetoad2001
    @bluetoad2001 5 лет назад

    this is where i should live.

  • @Screenwriting
    @Screenwriting 6 лет назад +4

    She is to men what her bookstore is to bibliophiles: The epitome, the dream, the fantasy.

    • @eclecticreader961
      @eclecticreader961 6 лет назад +3

      I'm not taken by her appearance. I don't understand what all the fuss is about lol.

    • @Screenwriting
      @Screenwriting 6 лет назад +3

      I don't think we can be friends.

  • @bobzilla211
    @bobzilla211 13 лет назад

    been there when i was a kid and george was still running it. lovely old shop but it does seem to have been colonised by hipsters lately.

  • @Goghahahahahaeej
    @Goghahahahahaeej 4 года назад

    Please please tell me that this didn't burn in the fire with notre dam

  • @lesliesun2298
    @lesliesun2298 2 года назад

    Very nice video! Can i reprint your works to Chinese website, we will indicate the author and your tubing address. We have a theoretical propaganda video about bookstores and the construction of spiritual civilization. We would like to quote the 4s picture in your video about Shakespeare Bookstore. We do not use it for commercial purposes. Sorry for any interruptions, thank you!

  • @Stoney-Jacksman
    @Stoney-Jacksman 3 года назад

    Hahaha 'bohemian'..

  • @dlarstein
    @dlarstein 12 лет назад

    Sylvia Beach was British, not American.

    • @Extys
      @Extys 7 лет назад

      Sylvia Beach was an American expatriate from New Jersey.

    • @rolandsievers1610
      @rolandsievers1610 6 лет назад

      Joyce called her Silvia Bitch....

    • @louisadrury613
      @louisadrury613 3 года назад +1

      @@Extys - No, from Baltimorem MD

  • @jamaicasky
    @jamaicasky 3 года назад

    I had to stop watching cause a the music sorry

  • @metahduh4003
    @metahduh4003 5 лет назад

    Will the EU Elite and Macron start sensuring what we can read?