Shakespeare and Company is an English-language bookshop in the heart of Paris, on the banks of the Seine, opposite Notre-Dame. Since opening in 1951, it’s been a meeting place for anglophone writers and readers, becoming a Left Bank literary institution. For more information about the history of the shop please see this recent article in Vanity Fair: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/11/shakespeare-and-company-paris-george-whitman