Jorge Carrión’s ‘Bookshops‘ is a book to be savored. It’s a sumptuous treat for bibliophiles as they get to know and learn about the backgrounds of so many epic bookshops from across the world.
It occured to me that I should write a post – actually a ready reckoner of sorts – where I list down all – big and small, legendary and not-so-legendary bookshops mentioned in Carrion’s book.
For those looking for iconic bookshops from across the world, this list could come in handy.
Mind you, this is not a definitive list.
Jorge Carrión ventured into these bookshops during his travels and chose to mention them in his book.
For me, it’s just an exercise that I undertook out of my respect toward the book and the author.
So without further fuss, here’s the list of the bookshops from Jorge Carrión’s marvelous book –
- Shakespeare and Company in Paris
- Librairie Ancienne et Moderne in Paris
- L’Ecume des Pages in Paris
- Librairie Delamain in Paris
- Librairie Espagnole in Paris
- Librairie Compagnie in Paris
- La Hune in Paris (closed in 2015)
- Tschann in Montparnasse, Paris
- Librairie Du Donjon in Brittany
- Librairie Mollat in Bordeaux
- Le Bal des Ardents in Lyon
- Colonnese Libri & Altro in Napoli
- Dante & Descartes in Naples
- Libreria Bozzi in Genoa
- The Luxemburg in Turin
- La Bussola in Turin
- Libreria Antiquaria in Trieste
- La Feltrinelli in Naples
- Acqua Alta in Venice
- 10 Corso Como in Milan
- La Rafael Alberti in Madrid
- La Central de Callao in Madrid
- Tipos Infames in Madrid
- La Central in Barcelona
- Laie Bookshop in Barcelona
- Cafe Zurich in Barcelona
- Laie Libreria Cafe in Barcelona
- Llibre Viu in Barcelona
- Rogés Llibres in Barcelona
- Robafaves in Barcelona
- Gigamesh in Barcelona
- Alibri Llibreria in Barcelona
- Casa del Libro in Barcelona
- Llibreria Calders in Barcelona
- + Bernat in Barcelona
- Fnac in Barcelona
- Auzolan in Pamplona (closed in 2018)
- Literanta in Palma de Mallorca
- La Biblioteca de Babel in Palma de Mallorca
- Green Apple Books in San Fransisco
- City Lights Bookstore in San Fransisco
- McNally Jackson in New York
- Peace Eye bookstore in NYC
- Gotham Book Mart (defunct) in Manhattan (Frances Steloff)
- Strand Bookstore in NYC
- Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago
- Prairie Lights Books & Cafe in Iowa
- Powell’s City of Books in Portland
- Tattered Cover in Denver
- Moe’s books in Berkley
- Walked a Crooked Mile Books in Philadelphia
- The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles
- Atomic Books in Baltimore
- RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth
- Books & Books in Miami
- John Sandoe Books in London
- London Review Bookshop in London
- Hatchards – London’s oldest bookshop (c.1797)
- Winchester’s P&G Wells bookshop – one of the oldest bookshops in the UK
- Barter Books in Alnwick
- Blackwell’s Bookshop in Oxford
- Topping and Company
- Pendleburys in Llanwrda
- Another Country in Berlin
- Autorenbuchhandlung in Berlin
- Karl Marx Bookshop in Berlin
- Bücherbogen in Berlin
- Karl Marx Buchhandlung in Frankfurt
- Ler Devagar in Lisbon
- Livraria Bertrand in Lisbon – the oldest operational bookshop in the world (c.1732)
- Livraria Lello in Porto – the most beautiful bookshop in the world
- Livraria Academica in Porto
- Eterna Cadencia in Buenos Aires
- La Clasica y Moderna in Buenos Aires
- Libreria Norte in Buenos Aires
- El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires – one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world
- Librería de Ávila in Buenos Aires
- El Pendulo in Mexico City
- Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in Mexico City
- Gandhi bookstore in Mexico City
- Librería Rosario Castellanos in Mexico City
- La Proveedora Escolar in Oaxaca
- El Fondo de Cultura Economica in Santiago
- Prólogo Libros in Santiago
- Ulises Librería in Santiago – one of the most Borgesian bookshops as per the author
- Metales Pesados in Santiago de Chile
- Hill of Content Bookshop in New South Wales
- Gleeboks in Sydney
- Angus & Robertson in Sydney
- Livraria Cultura in São Paulo
- Leonardo da Vinci Bookshop in Rio de Janeiro (closed in 2015)
- La Libreria del Pensativo in Guatemala City
- Artemis Edinter in Guatemala City
- Liberia Sophos in Guatemala City
- Librairie des Colonnes in Tangier
- Le Carrefour des Livres in Casablanca
- Robinson Crusoe 289 in Istanbul
- Book Bazaar in Istanbul
- Book Lounge in Cape Town
- Boekhuis in Cape Town
- Libro books in Tokyo
- Maruzen Bookshop in Tokyo
- Orion Papyrus in Tokyo
- Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht
- Athenaeum Boekhandel in Amsterdam
- The Bookworm in Beijing, China (closed in Nov 2019)
- Casa Tomada in Bogota, Colombia
- Libreria del Sur in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- La Lupa Libros in Montevideo, Uruguay
- La Ballena Blanca in Merida
- La Gran Pulperia del Libro in Cracas, Venezuela
- Matras Bookshop in Krakow, Poland
- The Writer’s Bookshop in Moscow, Russia
- Swipe Books in Toronto, Canada
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