Shakespeare and Company

Shakespeare and Company is an English-language bookstore opened in 1951 by George Whitman, located on Paris's . The store was named after Sylvia Beach's bookstore of the same name founded in 1919 on the Left Bank, which closed in 1941.
shakespeareandcompany.com
+33 1 43 25 40 93
Wikipedia
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Alexandre Duret-Lutz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—11:00 PM
  • Email: news@shakespeareandcompany.com
  • Type: Bookstore
  • Description: bookstore in Paris founded by George Whitman in 1951
  • Also known as: “Shakespeare and Co” and “Shakespeare and Company (Paříž, Francie)”
  • Address: 37 Rue de la Bûcherie
  • Wheelchair access: yes
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre Dame de Paris and Île de la Cité.

Church
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the , in the , France. is situated 210 metres east of Shakespeare and Company.

Islet
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is one of two natural islands on the River in central . It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire.

University
Photo: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment in . It is located in near . is situated 440 metres south of Shakespeare and Company.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latin Quarter and 4th arrondissement.

Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of Paris is a district in on the of the , around the . Located in the city's and the arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.

Photo: Björn Söderqvist, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.

Photo: K’m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.

Shakespeare and Company

Latitude
48.85258° or 48° 51′ 9″ north
Longitude
2.34711° or 2° 20′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FW4V83W+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251373380
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­books
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1503157
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Shakespeare and Company from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Shakespeare and Company” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Shakespeare and Company (boekwinkel)”
  • Afrikaans: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Arabic: “شكسبير آند كومباني”
  • Belarusian: “Шэкспір і Кампанія”
  • Bengali: “শেকসপিয়র এন্ড কোম্পানি”
  • Catalan: “Shakespeare and Company (llibreria)”
  • Catalan: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Chinese: “莎士比亚书店”
  • Chinese: “莎士比亞書店”
  • Czech: “Shakespeare and Company (Paříž, Francie)”
  • Czech: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Danish: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Dutch: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Faroese: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Finnish: “Shakespeare & Company”
  • Finnish: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • French: “Librairie Shakespeare Co.”
  • French: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • French: “SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY”
  • Galician: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Georgian: “შექსპირი და კომპანია”
  • German: “Shakespeare & Company”
  • German: “Shakespeare and Company (Paříž, Francie)”
  • German: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Hebrew: “שייקספיר אנד קומפני”
  • Icelandic: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Indonesian: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Irish: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Italian: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Japanese: “シェイクスピア・アンド・カンパニー書店”
  • Kalaallisut: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Korean: “세익스피어 앤 컴패니”
  • Korean: “셰익스피어 앤드 컴퍼니”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Persian: “شکسپیر و شرکاء”
  • Persian: “کتاب فروشی شکسپیر و شرکاء”
  • Persian: “کتاب‌فروشی شکسپیر و شرکا”
  • Persian: “کتابفروشی شکسپیر و شرکاء”
  • Portuguese: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Russian: “Шекспир и Компания”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Slovak: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Spanish: “Shakespare and company”
  • Spanish: “Shakespeare & co.”
  • Spanish: “Shakespeare & Co”
  • Spanish: “Shakespeare and company”
  • Spanish: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Swedish: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Turkish: “Shakespeare and Company”
  • Ukrainian: “Шекспір і Компанія”
  • Vietnamese: “Shakespeare and Company”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Shakespeare and Company”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fontaine Wallace and Locust of Square René-Viviani.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Le Petit Châtelet and Shakespeare and Company Café.

Paris: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into La Défense, 1st arrondissement, 7th arrondissement, and 2nd arrondissement.

Curious Bookstores to Discover

Uncover intriguing bookstores from every corner of the globe.