Following in the tradition of their resident playwright, shakespeare s globe head for the road and presents. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. This wonderfully cluttered bookshop stocks vienna s best collection of literary and hardtofind titles in english history, culture, classic and modern fiction including a wide range of titles about austria. Meet author catherine mcnamara at the reading of her new book. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Book lovers guide to vienna, austria babbling books.
It is one of the very few plays not set at least partly in either italy, britain, or greece. Shakespeare and company, pariss famous bookstore where wandering writers are welcome. Read about independent european bookstores selling books in english. Shakespeare and sons is an englishlanguage bookstore located in prague and berlin. We ask him to give us an anecdote from his 16yearlong career in the shop, and guy smiles rather mischievously. An amateur guide to book shopping throughout europe. Phone, adress, opening hours for shakespeare and company vienna, book store, wien,innere stadt. Opened in 1981 in the vicinity of the hoher markt, shakespeare and company was originally run by mrs. Its in the old city and near some fascinating churches, such as st ruprecht, so you can combine sightseeing and bookbuying. Obviously, were not internetphobes, but we insist that a visit to shakespeare and co. Books the best independent bookstores in vienna culture trip.
A book is a great way to remember your wonderful vienna vacation, and its a. I created this bookstore like a man would write a novel, building each room like a chapter, and i like people to open the door the way they open a book, a book that leads into a magic world in their imaginations. I read shakespeare and company with my phone open to wikipedia, and i did a lot of research while reading. We also feature books and readings by local and national authors. Catherine mcnamara book launch, shakespeare company. Opening in 1981 in the vicinity of the hoher markt, shakespeare and co. Shakespeare s play measure for measure is set in vienna. Shakespeare and company in vienna, wien librarything local.
A book is a great way to remember your wonderful vienna vacation, and. Cbs small bookstores, nearly wiped out a decade are booming. There is a colourful and broad collection of fiction and nonfiction to browse, with many scintillating subjects to sink your teeth into, from philosophy to photography. With books towering all around us, we sat down with vienna s english bookshop, shakespeare and company, to talk about the tales of this iconic place hidden in the citys center. We know that when the theatres closed, a small group of actors, juggling a variety of roles in three or four plays from their extensive repertoire, would leave london and head off on tour. Classical and contemporary literature, poetry, plays, science fiction and crime, graphic novels. Books, subscribe to our event notifications books impressum. They have wellknown vienna books by stefan zweig or joseph roth,and my personal favorite, danubia by simon winder.
George whitman below is a brief history of our bookstore. For readers looking to fall further down the rabbit hole, weve recently published s. There is also a bookstore by this name in vienna, austria. One of few pictures i have from the inside of this store.
With books towering all around us, we sat down with viennas english bookshop, shakespeare and company, to talk about the tales of this. Although the establishment is not that famous in vienna, somehow people who are fond of the. During the 1920s, beachs shop was a gathering place for many thenaspiring writers such. Sylvia beach died, willing to george whitman a good deal of her private books and the rights to the name shakespeare and company.
Selling a wide variety new and used books, this bookshop is a dream for readers and book lovers. They have wellknown vienna books by stefan zweig or joseph roth,and my. Centrally located on sterngasse that is appropriately one of the oldest areas of vienna the exterior has an oldworld feel and inside youll find that, pleasingly, books are stacked high. Not in paris theres a shakespeare and company bookshop in vienna as well. Guy perlaki sure looks like someone who has a lot of good stories to tell. The wikipedia pages on many of the above women as well as some of the lesserknown male authors and others mentioned throughout the book are fairly limited, and many of them list shakespeare and company among their source materials.
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