Foreign language bookshops France

Facing the flowery gardens of the Hôtel-de-Ville, the English bookshop is nestled in a beautiful half-timbered house, and will seduce you immediately. To understand a language, there is nothing like immersing yourself in it. This is the challenge launched in 1984 by Jane Fitte and taken up since 2017 by the Jersiais Paul Billington. You will find the great English classics and current releases, DVDs, audio books and board games in English. The bookshop also organises language courses for adults, individually or in groups.

Paris's must-visit English bookshop delights all English speakers in the capital, but not only! Many Parisians and tourists come to enjoy a coffee on the bookshop's terrace, just a stone's throw from Notre-Dame. In addition to its extremely rich English-language stock and its adorable café, the bookshop offers an annual festival where you can meet English-speaking authors, as well as a system of accommodation: tumbleweeding! The concept? In exchange for a few hours' work in the bookshop, you'll be lodged upstairs!

Bradley's Bookshop is the ideal place for food lovers and literature enthusiasts... but in the original version, please! This English bookshop has been an institution in Bordeaux since its foundation in 1983. Since Bradley's Bookshop moved to rue de la Merci, a tea room corner has been added among the books. Take a seat in the store and soak up British culture in this lovely , cozy space. Comfortable sofas and wooden tables are arranged to welcome the curious and the regulars.

See the world in VO without leaving Toulouse. The Bookshop is THE foreign bookshop in the pink city. Specialising in English-language books, it doesn't stop there, far from it, as it offers you books, including many new ones, written in thirty-five languages! Take pleasure in discovering books in Chinese, Romanian, Spanish, Khmer, Polish, Greek, Arabic, Russian, Turkish, Italian... You will of course find language learning methods, then you will be able to accelerate your learning through a selection of novels, comic books, travel guides... A multilingual team is at your service to guide you in your choices.

All works on oriental and Islamic culture are located in this small library of the centre. Some are translated into French and other writings in Arabic. You will find a great choice of Koran, some of which are truly beautiful, as well as works for children: ideal to offer. Traditional dress men and women. Accessories.

This is the only English bookshop in the city, where you will find all kinds of works: books for children, novels, thrillers, guides or even dictionaries, school books and video cassettes, Dvds. In addition, you will be advised with kindness and precision and it is possible to order very sharp books.

Online bookshop specialized in the literature of Eastern countries. A full selection of books in Russian.

While today it is possible to find mangas in most bookstores and large distribution groups, this was really not the case in the 1990 s. The Junku bookstore, located on the rue des Pyramides since 1992, is one of the first to have proposed it for sale, especially in original version, and was undoubtedly a real engine in the growth of the Japanese culture in France. Today, you will find all your favorite mangas, in French or Japanese, of stationery, Japanese newspapers and many specialized books (kitchen, martial arts, etc.). A real nucleus for japonophhiles!

The capital's one and only Franco-German bookshop, Le Neuvième Pays opened its doors at the beginning of November 2023 in the ^6th arrondissement. Sophie Semin welcomes you with an attractive catalog of 6,000 items, a third of which are dedicated to Goethe's language. Classics and world literature, in French and German, and bilingual editions are on offer, much to the delight of German-speaking readers who have been left on their own since the closure of specialized bookshops in recent years. Highly recommended.

Although smaller than its parent store on rue de Rivoli, the Smith & Son Marais bookshop is still the ideal place to pick up the latest VO release, or a great classic of Anglo-Saxon literature. There's something here for every taste and theme, including magazines, and even a few stationery accessories for gift ideas. English-speaking readers will find what they're looking for in this intimate, well-stocked boutique. We also appreciate the good advice offered by the on-site booksellers.

La Librairie du Globe is a space dedicated to Russian culture in Paris. Founded over 80 years ago, this specialist bookshop offers a wide selection of literature, from poetry to philosophy, humanities and gastronomy. More than just a bookshop, it's a veritable voyage to the heart of Russia. It also offers a wide range of Russian language learning methods. Whether you're a novice or an initiate, you'll find everything you need to feed your curiosity and prepare for a future trip on the mythical Trans-Siberian Railway.

A true ambassador of Portuguese-speaking culture, Librairie Portugaise et Brésilienne, founded in 1986, is a benchmark in its field. It offers a careful selection of literature and history from Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal, Mozambique and other regions, in their original language or in French. It is also home to Editions Chandeigne, founded in 1992 with Anne Lima, which promotes Portuguese-speaking countries and travel history through over 200 titles to date. Its founder, Michel Chandeigne, shares his passion at conferences under the name Xavier de Castro.