I Flew To Paris Just To Buy Books - A Book Haul

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @DrWhaThaHell
    @DrWhaThaHell Год назад +158

    I honestly love how similar and plain those books look.

    • @ноэми-в6л
      @ноэми-в6л Год назад +7

      As a French person, we hate it here lol

    • @ThelouwseFD
      @ThelouwseFD Год назад +11

      ​@@ноэми-в6лd'où ??? On adore, c'est littéralement une spécificité des bouquins français

    • @somniaque
      @somniaque Год назад +8

      @@ноэми-в6л c'est TRÈS apprécié, les livres neutres comme les éditions Grasset ou Gallimard sont TRÈS chers et c'est pas pour rien !
      C'est les éditions poches avec couverture photo-stock qui me donne envie de m'énucléer plutôt

    • @ноэми-в6л
      @ноэми-в6л Год назад +7

      @@somniaque C'est très apprécié et très critiqué également, on salue l'effort de vouloir mettre tous les livres sur le même banc avec ce style épuré mais d'un autre on ne peut pas s'empêcher de comparer avec nos voisins anglophones qui ont de très belles couvertures pensées exprès pour leur livre, des petites oeuvres d'arts qui aident, avant même de choisir le livre, à avoir un aperçu de son univers. C'est vrai que beaucoup de gens apprécient, mais il faut être objectif et se rendre compte que c'est quand même une manière de faire qui est vivement critiquée dans le monde de l'édition.

    • @JV-ee1mc
      @JV-ee1mc Год назад +2

      Agreed. It’s also why I love the Fitzcarraldo Editions. The covers look so elegant and allows the text to speak for itself.

  • @gloryfire1098
    @gloryfire1098 Год назад +125

    Lesson learned dress like Professor when you buy books next time

    • @AMAli-ct5df
      @AMAli-ct5df Год назад +4

      Now I know why People call me that. I have the same bag.

  • @mmazadedu
    @mmazadedu Год назад +66

    That's called dedication Robin. You've chosen the right destination.
    Camus, Sartre, Beauvoir, Weil 💙

    • @tictac2therevenge291
      @tictac2therevenge291 Год назад +3

      "L'enfer, c'est Sartre."
      Signé : les autres

    • @ayaelbarazi7818
      @ayaelbarazi7818 Год назад +1

      Sartre*

    • @mmazadedu
      @mmazadedu Год назад

      @@ayaelbarazi7818, fixed 🙂

    • @YourSocksRock
      @YourSocksRock Год назад

      ah yes pretentious pedophiles that found it important to fight for the lowering of the age of consent , it can't get more enlightened :D

  • @wendyvancamp1738
    @wendyvancamp1738 Год назад +34

    Going to Paris to buy books. Such a dream! I look forward to your recorded explorations. :)

  • @AliceLouiseJulie
    @AliceLouiseJulie Год назад +11

    the vibes in this video are SO joyous

  • @marleneroth1389
    @marleneroth1389 Год назад +10

    What a great book haul :) I live near the french border and i am fluent in french so i often go to France and buy books :) Now i can't wait my next visit to France!

  • @lisa-ie7xf
    @lisa-ie7xf Год назад +8

    0:50 the way i instantly recognize that stand 😂pass in front of it every day

  • @rhysmagill-nn6et
    @rhysmagill-nn6et Год назад +12

    Love that Ulysses edition. I’ve been getting into James Joyce recently. I finished Dubliners last week and I’m a chapter into portrait and I’m loving it.

  • @aneash482
    @aneash482 Год назад +4

    Those books made of paper of good quality, and Gallimard is just the most prestigious publisher In France, They also have a collectors' version of selected authors called Pléiade, authors both French and foreign, such as Camus, Mondiano, Hemingway, all with old school binding and their signature font. Or, the Soleil edition, cloth cover and "reliure'" binding, but they're kinda hard to find right now.

  • @septemtriofilia
    @septemtriofilia Год назад +6

    Je suis trop contente de tes découvertes, ta passion pour la littérature et le français est très inspirante ! Les librairies à Paris sont magnifiques et j'adore les quais pour les bouquins ❤

  • @JayTheAuthor
    @JayTheAuthor Год назад +3

    I am loving your energy Robin! Reminds me of our mad days on the street

  • @Harpoq
    @Harpoq Год назад +5

    Hey buddy! Great excursion. Just wanted to say that I hope you're safe out there as Paris is in a bit of an upheaval at the moment. I suggest for your next travels abroad to two places in Wales, England - Hay on Wye in Wales, and Gladstone Library in Hawarden, North Wales. They are both a literary paradise.

  • @danielintheantipodes6741
    @danielintheantipodes6741 Год назад +4

    Congratulations on the lovely book haul. Thank you for the video!

  • @ThelouwseFD
    @ThelouwseFD Год назад +3

    You need to come to Lyon now !
    We have great libraries here and you'll love the beauty of the city !
    People are also way nicer than in Paris haha

  • @jagmuyco4843
    @jagmuyco4843 Год назад +1

    Ohhhhhh I remember going to Paris a few years back. Only bought poetry books at a comic book of The Stranger. Really good place.

  • @dr.gaosclassroom
    @dr.gaosclassroom Год назад

    It is so funny that your friend keep on saying for decoration!! Wow, it is so wonderful you can read French!! I would love to be able read French poetry!

  • @ddHex-yy2cu
    @ddHex-yy2cu Год назад

    Je suis trop contente que tu sois à Paris!! Et en plus tu es dans mon quartier🌺

  • @suzilahlah
    @suzilahlah Год назад +1

    I ship stuff home. I pack light because I hate carrying things. Go to the post office and pack em up and ship em home.

  • @isab680
    @isab680 Год назад +1

    Going to Paris next week!

  • @jasnoor33
    @jasnoor33 Год назад +2

    Stay safe, Robin. Love ya! Keep up the good work.
    :)

  • @jasminegold6890
    @jasminegold6890 Год назад +1

    I want to go to a bookshop in Korea and do the same thing. I have a few books in Korean, but being in a Korean bookstore would be awesome.

  • @annegiii3446
    @annegiii3446 Год назад +2

    Si la littérature française t'intéresse (et je crois que c'est le cas), alors je te recommande grandement le roman de Leila Slimani, "Chanson douce".

  • @KatLim2227
    @KatLim2227 Год назад

    Going to Paris to buy books . . . Awesome!!!! Le dumagu is now on my bucket list so thanks.

  • @ThusIt_sReviewed
    @ThusIt_sReviewed Год назад +21

    Bit of a rough time for moving to France fine sir

    • @bread6052
      @bread6052 Год назад

      I don’t know the full story of what’s happening (discussions about it seem to be very complicated and you fall on one of two extreme ends of a spectrum) but I hope everyone in France is doing well and is safe 👍

    • @Yesica1993
      @Yesica1993 Год назад +4

      For real! I hope he's far from the insanity going on. Freaking savages.

    • @ThelouwseFD
      @ThelouwseFD Год назад

      The media make it seem so much worse than it truly is
      For random people like you and I, riots just mean you wake up and like 3 downtown stores have a broken glass window, it's not stopping us from living our normal life.
      The really shocking thing is knowing that the police killed a 17 year old kid.

  • @gokhanozmen7491
    @gokhanozmen7491 Год назад +1

    Cool decoration books! :D

  • @anna7276
    @anna7276 Год назад +1

    Living the dream Robin!!!

  • @pouetpouetdaddy5
    @pouetpouetdaddy5 Год назад

    you should make a video about Paris bookstore...I went once in Paris, with "Paris Litteraires", book I recommend if you can read in french, a lot of little stories about famous writer, their address...the book is from Francois Busnel, a book about all the bookstore in Paris, and I spend the week visiting the differents bookstore ( L'écume des pages is a must) ...and discover a lot of little neighborhood in Paris I wouldn't without this book

  • @karmadikibhutia5419
    @karmadikibhutia5419 Год назад

    That's a dream! Not Paris but definitely somewhere.😮❤😊

  • @cleopatrickk
    @cleopatrickk Год назад +20

    So so impressive that you're going to attempt Ulysses in a second language 🙌 keep living the dream Robin!

  • @gabrielhacker9526
    @gabrielhacker9526 Год назад

    Mate, I'm glad i studied english, having the pleasure of understanding your videos. It is a flower in a vast and dry desert of pure ignorance.

  • @עמיתשובל-נ8מ
    @עמיתשובל-נ8מ Год назад +1

    Robin, are you also interested in Sartre's literary work? I'm talking about works like the Age of Reason (from his famous trilogy), his short stories, plays and novels?

  • @informalliteraryexperiments
    @informalliteraryexperiments Год назад

    If I were in Paris, I would try to spend a whole day in Shakespeare and Company, weather permitting.

  • @pauoliver
    @pauoliver Год назад +3

    For a higher CTR, if that's something you want to optimize for, I would change the title to "Why I Flew to Paris to Buy Books" and also cut the "A book haul" thing.

    • @RCWaldun
      @RCWaldun  Год назад +2

      Thanks man! Noted.

    • @av8213
      @av8213 Год назад +1

      what's CTR?

  • @nanli8136
    @nanli8136 Год назад

    I love hardcover books

  • @theotheratticus
    @theotheratticus Год назад

    Hey Robin!
    I love your videos and I'd just like to share that I too am on a vacation to France, and came across a bookshop ran by an ex professor in Philosophy (David Aiken) and bought some books, Camus, Kierkegaard and one about the Presocratics, ''as a gift'' he said, because I'll study philosophy next year.
    Just a funny little thing, I thought.
    Oh yeah, my name is Vic as well, like your crew member at 1:50 :)
    Kind regards !👋

  • @imiikhan
    @imiikhan Год назад +1

    I want that card coz I waited so much for your video 😢

  • @edboss36
    @edboss36 Год назад +1

    Bro’s living the life

  • @onyejefuanyebe5314
    @onyejefuanyebe5314 Год назад +1

    Things we do for books. #bibliophilia

  • @iyousef46
    @iyousef46 Год назад +1

    'So, for decoration' hahaha

  • @EyeLean5280
    @EyeLean5280 7 месяцев назад

    Does the Left Bank still have book stalls?

  • @tobiaspostma4870
    @tobiaspostma4870 Год назад +1

    I hated bookshopping in Paris, the offer is great but everything is sooo expensive

  • @t.j.johnsonthewriter
    @t.j.johnsonthewriter Год назад +1

    Looks great. Have you ever read bonjour tristesse by Francois Sagan ?

  • @briancoveney3080
    @briancoveney3080 Год назад

    NO Robin! NO! You may NOT get "sick" of Ulysses. That's where I draw the line. How dare you! That's Saint J Joyce you"re talking about! (just kidding.)
    love, Bra.

  • @angryfk
    @angryfk Год назад +1

    absolutely insufferable. loved it

  • @killumantiiOfficial
    @killumantiiOfficial Год назад

    love your content !!

  • @anthonyskrobul3726
    @anthonyskrobul3726 Год назад

    Hi, Robin. I love your posts, but I haven't seen too many lately for some reason. Please refresh my memory. Are you in college or graduate school? You mentioned studying French. What are your majors? Are you an Australian citizen, or do you just go to school there? I am very impressed by your breadth of interests. I look forward to your reply. Regards from an old retired organic chemist who is interested in many things.

    • @RCWaldun
      @RCWaldun  Год назад +1

      Hi Anthony! I’m currently completing my honours year in Literature before a PhD. My schedule’s a bit crammed at the moment but new videos are on their way in video essay forms (they’re longer and more thoroughly researched so that’s why I haven’t been posting consistently). And yes I’ve been an Australian ever since I moved to Melbourne when I was 12. :)

    • @anthonyskrobul3726
      @anthonyskrobul3726 Год назад

      @@RCWaldun Congratulations on your academic success. I think you will love working on a Ph.D. I earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (Purdue University) many years ago. My graduate school years were some of the best years of my life.

  • @williamneal9076
    @williamneal9076 Год назад

    When will Michel Houellebecq's aneantir be released in ENGLISH?!!!

  • @Forceprincess
    @Forceprincess Год назад

    So jealous!😂

  • @DP12356
    @DP12356 Год назад +1

    Thank goodness. I was giving up hope on RUclips. You have restored my faith that there are actually some intelligent people making videos that don’t just pander to the lowest common denominator. Thank you. And enjoy your trip.

  • @oldbookchannel
    @oldbookchannel Год назад

    Good

  • @РоманПаляниця-к5э

    Дякую за це відео!
    Дуже цікаво!
    Привіт з України!

  • @thomasbradley2225
    @thomasbradley2225 Год назад

    Robin, your accent is American yet you're Melbourne based. Interesting. However, why buy books for decoration? And did you visit Wilde's grave for inspiration? Simone de Beauvoir didn't know her classmate Simone Weil yet became Nelson Algren's lover, quite ironic
    n'est ce pas?

  • @RachaelsLibrary
    @RachaelsLibrary Год назад

    I hate Paris but I love French literature. I bought books in Milan and Venice instead.

    • @depotemkin
      @depotemkin Год назад

      Why you hate Paris?

    • @RachaelsLibrary
      @RachaelsLibrary Год назад +2

      @@depotemkin dirty, stinky, people smoke everywhere I had sinus everyday. I enjoyed Paris when cruising around Seine. I left Paris one day before the riots.
      Meanwhile Amsterdam, Milan and Venice the vibes are differrent.

  • @xv_2046
    @xv_2046 Год назад +1

    Love your videos. But the audio is really low. Pls do something abt it. Thanks!❤

    • @Yesica1993
      @Yesica1993 Год назад

      I thought it was just me! I've got my earbuds in and it's still very low.

  • @starzenno
    @starzenno Год назад

    Based

  • @barbararuiz1525
    @barbararuiz1525 Год назад

    Looking forward to walking around Paris with you!

  • @zepulchre2453
    @zepulchre2453 Год назад

    Ok you’re my crush🙃💕

  • @rajchaudhary2795
    @rajchaudhary2795 Год назад +4

    Second, love from India 🇮🇳🙏🚩💓

  • @oddball_oddity
    @oddball_oddity Год назад +1

    MrBeast?? 🧐

  • @cosmobilling1749
    @cosmobilling1749 Год назад +1

    I'm so jealous

  • @potaternator8265
    @potaternator8265 Год назад

    based

    • @ocin7917
      @ocin7917 Год назад +2

      I’m old. What does based mean? About three of you have it in the comments so far 😂

    • @leonidlenko
      @leonidlenko Год назад +1

      @@ocin7917thought I was the only one wondering what the word means in this context

    • @dayshawna
      @dayshawna Год назад +1

      ⁠@@ocin7917i’m bad at explained but based just means cool or something like it in my eyes.
      an example sentence: “you got 8 book in paris? based”

  • @kanakkumari3197
    @kanakkumari3197 Год назад +1

    First

  • @existential_o
    @existential_o Год назад +7

    Unpopular opinion: Sartre’s Nausea is so much better than anything Camus has ever cooked up

  • @yasserradi8625
    @yasserradi8625 Год назад

    👓📚

  • @johnmanole4779
    @johnmanole4779 Год назад +4

    How are the "protesters"?

    • @Yesica1993
      @Yesica1993 Год назад +1

      They're having a grand time. The poor people living in the places they're destroying, not so much.

    • @user-2210rh
      @user-2210rh Год назад

      it will never compare to the institutionalized torture programs, mass colonial prostitution and raping, the extraction of natural resources for french capitalist development, the exploitation, the destruction, the barbarism, and unadulterated atrocities committed by france.

    • @itsmaxhhheadr00m73
      @itsmaxhhheadr00m73 Год назад

      ​@@user-2210rhAll of which were orchestrated by the working class?

    • @witokija
      @witokija Год назад

      @@Yesica1993 the poor would get poorer if they didn't protest the way they do ^-^

  • @LudovicCarceles
    @LudovicCarceles Год назад +1

    The Gallimard editions, including Sartre's one, are very good one, most are also available as a Pléiade édition, owned by Gallimard, with sheep's leather cover, bible paper and gold, they are great books but too pricey to write in them... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_de_la_Pl%C3%A9iade

  • @ProseAndPetticoats
    @ProseAndPetticoats Год назад

    I loooove strolling by the Seine. Those little bookstalls are one of the best things ever. 🥹

  • @26.saileeprakash36
    @26.saileeprakash36 Год назад

    based