Shakespeare and Company - Iconic Bookshop in Paris

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  • 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 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    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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  • @pickledOnionGal
    @pickledOnionGal 9 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    god, she's so beautiful

  • @phillipsmom6252
    @phillipsmom6252 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      That's an amazing experience!!😊

  • @steveschwartz6450
    @steveschwartz6450 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @kenadams2517
    @kenadams2517 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @sara-rc2hr
      @sara-rc2hr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How's it been?

    • @jaydeepbezbaruah7360
      @jaydeepbezbaruah7360 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      She died in the crowd gathered to see Mona Lisa.

    • @peachypeach6653
      @peachypeach6653 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @joanreynolds955
      @joanreynolds955 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @subhankarbanerjee8651
    @subhankarbanerjee8651 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @DaithiDublin
    @DaithiDublin 12 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      do they have a café yet?

  • @HazelCeej
    @HazelCeej 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    on my literary bucket list

  • @Darkhurricane07
    @Darkhurricane07 11 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @beamay
    @beamay 12 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

  • @OliviaSlusher
    @OliviaSlusher 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @egyptgirl01
    @egyptgirl01 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @jimmcdonald3638
    @jimmcdonald3638 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @rossella1805
    @rossella1805 12 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @daisyrootsbooks
    @daisyrootsbooks 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonderful

  • @adriansavastian8774
    @adriansavastian8774 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MartaSofialp
    @MartaSofialp 11 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @forrestpine4596
    @forrestpine4596 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @vermadheeraj29
    @vermadheeraj29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @jimdavis928
    @jimdavis928 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @angelmorrigan7680
    @angelmorrigan7680 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!!!

  • @DerekLyons
    @DerekLyons 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @BetuTubeCIA
    @BetuTubeCIA 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Storytelling estou aqui por vc

  • @brunotupi83br
    @brunotupi83br 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hummm! It seems fantastic!

  • @25nomind
    @25nomind 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @isabelaoliveira9270
    @isabelaoliveira9270 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @DanielleOlavario
    @DanielleOlavario 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was an amazing video. :)

  • @eclecticreader961
    @eclecticreader961 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @mohamedbou109
    @mohamedbou109 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic

  • @assadsalloum1975
    @assadsalloum1975 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @monikalenz2559
    @monikalenz2559 ปีที่แล้ว +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 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @bjmartinphotography
    @bjmartinphotography 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done. Hi from San Francisco!

  • @palomaoliveira8861
    @palomaoliveira8861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @raissamaia5193
      @raissamaia5193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      estava no livro storytelling né?

  • @lelamitchell9553
    @lelamitchell9553 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @mjw12345
    @mjw12345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @1godlessmonkey
    @1godlessmonkey 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Before Sunset told me about this place.

  • @xiilvi
    @xiilvi 10 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @stonkinator
    @stonkinator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @Atlantic139
    @Atlantic139 12 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @bibliotecaretro
    @bibliotecaretro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    they do have a coffe shop now 2:50

  • @upjoey
    @upjoey 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @joshfriesen1981
    @joshfriesen1981 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

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    @CraneTv  12 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @Rex80123
    @Rex80123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @kiriskip46
    @kiriskip46 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the bookstore still there ....2022

  • @dididylan-pena6597
    @dididylan-pena6597 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    😍😍😍😍

  • @stefens6588
    @stefens6588 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do anybody know the first instrumental song title?

  • @Kanad7
    @Kanad7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Which Metro line do you get to this bookstore?

  • @Coryweavable
    @Coryweavable 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    RIP George.

  • @RazzAselvatica
    @RazzAselvatica 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Title music soundtrack?

  • @alpertroncp2198
    @alpertroncp2198 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @cockchaferpilot
    @cockchaferpilot 10 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @glennwilliams6522
      @glennwilliams6522 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Mloofylicious
    @Mloofylicious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

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  • @nanasshi0711
    @nanasshi0711 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    she's so pretty

  • @kroovyandcal
    @kroovyandcal 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Plus pretty. Plus smart. Plus pretty.

  • @dylanlawless1
    @dylanlawless1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @jakevader93
    @jakevader93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @BoiledOctopus
    @BoiledOctopus 12 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @rogerfernandes3038
    @rogerfernandes3038 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Quem veio pelo storytelling deixa o like😊

  • @pincopalino3378
    @pincopalino3378 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @malcolmthompson9848
    @malcolmthompson9848 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @EnigmaAgent
    @EnigmaAgent 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how posh birds talk, totally kinky.

  • @bluetoad2001
    @bluetoad2001 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is where i should live.

  • @rykson161
    @rykson161 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 !!!!

  • @Screenwriting
    @Screenwriting 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @eclecticreader961
      @eclecticreader961 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @Screenwriting
      @Screenwriting 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't think we can be friends.

  • @jamesforrester2876
    @jamesforrester2876 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @lesliesun2298
    @lesliesun2298 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @bobzilla211
    @bobzilla211 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @eastsidetrader
      @eastsidetrader 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is on the other side of the river.

    • @Goghahahahahaeej
      @Goghahahahahaeej 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eastsidetrader oh thank God

  • @Stoney-Jacksman
    @Stoney-Jacksman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hahaha 'bohemian'..

  • @dlarstein
    @dlarstein 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sylvia Beach was British, not American.

    • @Extys
      @Extys 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sylvia Beach was an American expatriate from New Jersey.

    • @rolandsievers1610
      @rolandsievers1610 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joyce called her Silvia Bitch....

    • @louisadrury613
      @louisadrury613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Extys - No, from Baltimorem MD

  • @jamaicasky
    @jamaicasky 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to stop watching cause a the music sorry

  • @metahduh4003
    @metahduh4003 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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