Last night, I was browsing through a whole shelf of travel guides on Paris and came across this bookstore in one of the guides (I forget which one). This bookshop is located in the 5th arrondissement in Paris and in the old days was often visited by authors such as Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce. What is also special about this bookstore is that its current owner has been inviting people to live in his shop from its very first days. There are apparently 13 beds among the books and more than 40,000 people have slept there at one time or another. All the owner asks is that people make their bed in the morning, help out in the shop, and read a book a day. Looks like I now have a backup plan if I cannot find accomodation in Paris :p
The travel guide mentioned about daily readings from various authors...which reminded me of the movie Before Sunset. When I wiki-ed the bookstore, I saw that the store was in fact in the opening scene of the movie where the Jesse (Ethan Hawke) was interviewed about his book!
Choice...!
Shakespeare & Co.37 rue de la Bûcherie, 5eOpen everday noon-midnight
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