1. Shakespeare bookstore in Paris, France
The bookstore, which opened in 1951 in the Latin Quarter on the left bank of Paris, looks like Hemingway's architecture, and it is here that the famous writer completed his autobiography, the flowing feast. In 1941, beech closed the library, but in 1958, the owner changed the name of Shakespeare's bookstore to le Mistral, the name of the woman he loved. In addition, the bookstore also allows up to four visitors to stay here for a week to a month.
Features: it used to be a place for scholars to gather and stay; now tourists can still stay
Related books: Hemingway in the "flowing feast" a chapter dedicated to the description of Shakespeare's bookstore.
Related films: love at sunset and dusk, one of the classic love trilogy. In the movie midnight Paris, the hero is wandering in Paris, and Shakespeare's bookstore appears in the background.
Story: after World War I, a bookseller named Sylvia beech from the United States opened Shakespeare's bookstore in Paris. At that time, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Stein and other "lost generation" in Paris were regular customers. In 1922, beech also published Ulysses for Joyce in the name of Shakespeare's bookstore. In 1941, the bookstore closed. In 1951, an American named George Whitman opened a bookstore selling English books near the left bank of Paris. Like beech, he put a bed on the second floor of the bookstore, which became a gathering place for literati and even habitat. Today, Sylvia Whitman, George Whitman's daughter, inherits her father's business, runs bookstores and bookstores. It also allows visitors to stay here for up to four people for up to a month, but only if they have to work two hours a day in the store and most importantly, read a book every day.
Address: 37 La bucherie, Paris
Business hours: Monday to Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m
2. Chengpin Dunnan bookstore, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Chengpin bookstore was founded in 1989. Dunnan branch is the first bookstore of Chengpin series. It is named after its opening on Dunhua South Road. The Dunnan store of Chengpin Bookstore covers an area of 17000 square meters and has been closed 24 hours since 1999. There are various foreign language books and magazines in the bookstore. The success of the bookstore led to its rapid expansion. Later, it opened two new branches in Taipei, one of which became the country's largest bookstore, and the other set up a snack area, commercial street, theater and music performance stage.
Features: 24-hour business; various foreign language books and magazines
Related film: in the film "a page of Taipei", the hero Xiao Kai always lingers in this bookstore alone, looking at French books.
Address: 245, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan
Business hours: 24 hours
3. Pioneer bookstore, Nanjing, China
The most beautiful bookstore in China is located in an underground area that used to be an underground shelter and parking lot. The bookstore covers an area of 4000 square meters. There is a huge cross in the store. The imitation of Rodin's "thinker" sculpture. The cash register is a unique collection of more than 3000 private books of the owner Qian Xiaohua. The main hall of the bookstore has two long desks and more than 300 seats for readers to read.
Nanjing Xianfeng bookstore, known as the most beautiful bookstore in China, was founded in 1996. It was originally a small 17 square meter store, which was relocated several times.
Features: known as "the most beautiful bookstore in China", it is located underground, and the cash register is made up of old books
Address: No.173, Guangzhou Road (near Wutaishan Gymnasium), Gulou District, Nanjing
Business hours: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day
4. 1200 bookstore in Guangzhou, China
1200 bookstore opened on July 15, 2014, which is the first 24-hour bookstore in Guangzhou. The bookstore not only sells books and coffee, but also provides a quiet haven for tourists. Learning from Shakespeare's bookstore, the bookstore offers free accommodation for backpackers. But to get in, travelers have to send an email to the bookstore in advance, giving them background information and reasons for staying. Whether the tourists are Chinese or foreigners, they will be warmly treated. The selected visitors must share their experiences with customers in the bookstore's regular midnight seminars.
Features: 24-hour business; overnight
Address: 27 TIYU East Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China
Business hours: 24 hours
5. Forrest bookstore, London, UK
In June 2014, the 100 year old bookstore moved to its new home about 13 tennis courts. Its current address used to be the building of the Central Saint Martin Institute of art and design, where Alexander McQueen and Stella mccartle studied. The bookstore has an e-book search map, which is automatically downloaded when a customer's smartphone is connected to the store's wireless network. This is the first bookstore in the UK to adopt this high-tech.
Features: e-book search
Address: 107 Charing Cross Street, London
Business hours: 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day
6. Stanford bookstore, London, UK
Located in the heart of London's Covent Garden, this huge bookstore is one of the best travel bookstores in the world. Browsing the books on the bookshelves of the store is like an adventure all over the world. In addition, the bookstore also provides a travel guide and folding map to help visitors find delicious food stores. There are also many travel books in the bookstore, and Stanford bookstore is a good place to provide experience for tourists who want to go to Bhutan mountains to catch lobster or go to the Sahara desert.
Features: the best travel bookstore in the world
Address: Stanford, London
Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day
7. Rizoli bookstore, New York, USA
I'm very glad that Rizzoli's bookstore has reopened. The original site of Rizzoli bookstore is 57th Street, west side of New York. The bookstore inherits the exquisite and gorgeous Italian origin. There are detailed and complicated murals on the vault ceiling, the dreamlike chandeliers hanging down, the cherry wood bookshelves painted with elegant gold paint, and decorated with rococo style shell shaped reliefs. It can be said that Rizzoli Bookstore meets the New Yorkers' European complex and European culture and art.
Due to the demolition of the building, rizoli bookstore was forced to move out in April 2014. On July 27, 2015, Rizzoli Bookstore reopened, and the original decoration style was retained. The cherry wood bookcase, palace style furniture and brass chandeliers will be moved to the new store.
Features: the decoration style is deep and elegant, the atmosphere is luxurious, and the bookstore has a strong artistic atmosphere
Related film: in the movie "falling in love" (also known as "the letter is predestined"), the hero and heroine met in lizoli Bookstore after buying books. At the end of the play, they met again in the bookstore.
8. Strand bookstore, New York, USA
As early as the 1920s, Manhattan's Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street were known as "Book Street", and strand bookstore was the only "Survivor" of 48 bookstores in the area. Later, the bookstore moved to 12th Street on Broadway. Today, the library has 2.5 million books and some rare books. The most attractive thing about this bookstore is the "collection room". The most expensive book is a copy of Ulysses by James Joyce, which costs $45000 (278608.5 yuan).
Features: the collection room contains many rare books
Address: 828 Broadway, New York
Business hours: Monday to Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
9. Powell bookstore, Portland, USA
Powell bookstore is the cultural coordinate of Portland. Every tourist should spare two or three days to roam in the sea of books here. Powell bookstore is the largest independent private bookstore in the world. It is located in a modern high-rise building, where customers are in an endless stream. The old and new books and magazines are neatly stacked on both sides of the corridor, and the prices are clear at a glance. In addition, Powell bookstore has opened an official website. In addition to selling books online, there is also an interesting blog where Bookstore staff often share their reading experience.
Features: Book Sharing blog; self operated online bookstore; holding celebrity signing meeting
Address: Burnside street, Portland, Oregon
Business hours: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. every day
10. John K. king used rare books, Detroit, USA
The bookstore, which opened in 1965 and is located in a used glove factory, has a collection of 1 million books of more than 900 kinds. One of the oldest books is a copy of the one published in Venice by St. Thomas Aquinas in 1482. A sentence on the bookstore's official website describes the great scale of the bookstore: we not only bought books, but also the whole library!
Features: a wide range of books, high value
Address: Lafayette Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m
11. Parnassus books, Nashville, USA
The bookstore is run by ANN Patchett, the author of bel canto. Parnassus is an ancient Greek language, meaning the world of poetry. There are many masterpieces (David hideres, Jonathan frenzen, and Michael Burren) in the bookstore. Because the bookstore is located in the birthplace of country music, the background music of the store is extremely soothing and intoxicating.
Features: founded by writers and patronized by celebrities
Address: 3900 Hillsboro pike Road, Nashville, Tennessee
Business hours: Monday to Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
12. The last bookstore in Los Angeles
I hope the reality will not be like the name of this bookstore. This famous warehouse Bookstore not only sells all kinds of new and old books, but also sells fragrant coffee and records. The bookstore has a total collection of 200000 books, while 100000 books in the "magic maze of the last bookstore" section sell for only $1 (about 6.19 yuan). The half arched structure of the store's book display is very unique, and the cover of Mr. fashion magazine used to use it as the background.
Features: unique book display, purchase of old books
Address: 453 Spring Street, Los Angeles
Business hours: Monday to Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday to Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
13. Cookhouse, Melbourne, Australia
The predecessor of this bookstore is a 150 year old clinker store, which is located in one of the most interesting streets in Melbourne. It is the only Bookstore specializing in cooking books in Australia. In this shop, you can find almost every dish book you can imagine, including many 18th century recipes. The customers are usually chefs or gourmets. The bookstore has a total of 40000 books.
Features: exclusive cookbook, complete variety
Address: 33 Gertrude street, Fitzroy District, Melbourne, Australia
Business hours: Monday to Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
14. Athens bookstore, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The predecessor of the bookstore is the great bright theater, which was completed in 1919 and covers an area of 2000 square meters. The theatre is decorated with exquisite statues, dome frescoes by famous artists, dark red flannel, Greek columns and reliefs. The luxurious opera house was once a landmark in Argentina. In 1929, the theater was transformed into a cinema. In 2000, the cinema was transformed into a bookstore, and the original boxes, carvings and crimson curtains on the stage were preserved