I've put this thread in Travel & Culture as one would more likely visit these places when travelling and books form part of culture but I realise there is an argument to view this as a Resources thread.
I could be wrong but I don't believe we have a dedicated list of good book shops from around the world?
For countries such as France, Canada, USA, etc I am sure we could all find plenty such shops but elsewhere they can be harder to find. I propose we make a list of ones we like whether they are monolingual or multilingual. All countries to be catered for!
Book shops
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Re: Book shops
Myanmar (Burma)
Innwa Books & Cafe
1. No. 13, (Block 2,) Mingalar Mandalay, Mandalay
2. 206D, 2nd Floor, Myanmar Plaza, Yangon
(Not to be confused with the old city of Innwa)
They have Burmese books (including translations of very popular English & children's books), English books, lots of books for learning English and the odd one for learning Burmese. A few small dictionaries as well. Have a nice selection on Burmese history, social anthropology and politics (these have probably been carefully selected!). Alas no parallel texts. Excellent prices too compared to home.
Innwa Books & Cafe
1. No. 13, (Block 2,) Mingalar Mandalay, Mandalay
2. 206D, 2nd Floor, Myanmar Plaza, Yangon
(Not to be confused with the old city of Innwa)
They have Burmese books (including translations of very popular English & children's books), English books, lots of books for learning English and the odd one for learning Burmese. A few small dictionaries as well. Have a nice selection on Burmese history, social anthropology and politics (these have probably been carefully selected!). Alas no parallel texts. Excellent prices too compared to home.
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Re: Book shops
(Going through my Google Maps, may take some time to unearth them all)
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Berlin (Germany)
Gelikon Europe GmbH "Russische Bücher"
Kantstraße 84, 10627 Berlin
They have a great selection of Russian books. Also some study books, but as far as I could tell all German-Rusisan.
Japanische Buchhandlung Yamashina
Pestalozzistraße 67, 10627 Berlin
Good place to get Japanese books. Also has a lot of manga (Japanese and German, mostly).
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London (UK)
Japan Centre
35b Panton St, London SW1Y 4EA
Good place to get Japanese study books.
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Netherlands
De Vries Van Stockum
Spui 40, 2511 BS Den Haag
Good selection of study books, both Dutch-> and English->.
The American Book Center
Lange Poten 23, 2511 CM Den Haag
Okay selection of study books (with English as a base).
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Berlin (Germany)
Gelikon Europe GmbH "Russische Bücher"
Kantstraße 84, 10627 Berlin
They have a great selection of Russian books. Also some study books, but as far as I could tell all German-Rusisan.
Japanische Buchhandlung Yamashina
Pestalozzistraße 67, 10627 Berlin
Good place to get Japanese books. Also has a lot of manga (Japanese and German, mostly).
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London (UK)
Japan Centre
35b Panton St, London SW1Y 4EA
Good place to get Japanese study books.
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Netherlands
De Vries Van Stockum
Spui 40, 2511 BS Den Haag
Good selection of study books, both Dutch-> and English->.
The American Book Center
Lange Poten 23, 2511 CM Den Haag
Okay selection of study books (with English as a base).
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Re: Book shops
Bluepaint wrote:Myanmar (Burma)
Innwa Books & Cafe
1. No. 13, (Block 2,) Mingalar Mandalay, Mandalay
2. 206D, 2nd Floor, Myanmar Plaza, Yangon
(Not to be confused with the old city of Innwa)
They have Burmese books (including translations of very popular English & children's books), English books, lots of books for learning English and the odd one for learning Burmese. A few small dictionaries as well. Have a nice selection on Burmese history, social anthropology and politics (these have probably been carefully selected!). Alas no parallel texts. Excellent prices too compared to home.
Thanks for the tip, Bluepaint! I'm writing this from the Myanmar Plaza location in Yangon while enjoying a cup of tea. I can't think of anything to add to your description, but I can add another Yangon bookshop that I visited yesterday:
Myanmar Book Centre
561 Merchant Road, Yangon
They had a similar mix of English and Burmese books, with lots of books for learning English and a couple for learning Burmese: Burmese for Beginners by Gene Mesher and Easy Burmese by Kenneth Wong. (So far I haven't seen any books for learning Burmese that are only available here.)
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