17家特別的書店(上)

17家特別的書店(上)

There's nothing like your first great bookstore discovery — that place where you go to sit in a soft chair and read, to marvel at the incredible architecture or to browse the maze of shelves for hours of literary exploration.

沒有什么比你在書店的第一次偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)更棒的了——你坐在柔軟的椅子上閱讀，驚嘆于令人難以置信的建筑，或者在迷宮般的書架上瀏覽，進行幾個小時的文學探索。

It seems more and more people are flocking to their local small independent bookstores in lieu of big stores. According to the American Booksellers Association, sales at independent shops were up 5 percent in 2018 from the previous year.

似乎越來越多的人涌向他們當?shù)氐男⌒酮毩?，而不是大型的書店。根?jù)美國書商協(xié)會的數(shù)據(jù)，2018年獨立書店的銷售額同比增長5%。

For all you bibliophiles itching to travel and discover new bookstores, here are some of the most remarkable book shops from all around the globe. Each of them are special in its own way.

對于所有渴望旅行和發(fā)現(xiàn)新書店的藏書家來說，這里有一些來自全球最著名的書店。每一處都有其獨特之處。

1.Strand Bookstore

The Strand bookstore — with its "18 miles of new, used and rare books” — has graced New York City's streets since 1927. Named for a lucky literary London street, the Strand houses more than 2 million books on essentially every topic.

自1927年以來，斯特蘭德書店以其“18英里長的新書、舊書和珍本書籍”裝點著紐約市的街道。斯特蘭德書店以倫敦一條幸運的文學街命名，每一個主題都有超過200萬本書。

2.Faulkner House Books

Faulkner House Books, a national literary landmark, is located the French Quarter in New Orleans in a building once rented out to the store's namesake, William Faulkner. Patrons can browse through thousands of books or pick from specialties including works by Faulkner (natch), Tennessee Williams and Louisiana-related Southern Americana books.

?？思{書屋是美國國家文學地標，位于新奧爾良的法國區(qū)，曾經(jīng)租給同名書店威廉·福克納。顧客可以瀏覽數(shù)以千計的書籍，或者從?？思{、田納西·威廉姆斯和路易斯安那州相關(guān)的南部美國圖書等特色圖書中挑選。

3.Barter Books

Barter Books is located in a beautiful old Victorian Alnwick railway station in Northumberland, U.K., where passengers once bought their train tickets. Barter Books comforts its customers with a homey feel — fires in the winter, a buffet and a waiting room for people to sip coffee and read.

易貨圖書位于英國諾森伯蘭郡一個美麗的維多利亞時代的老阿尼克火車站，乘客曾經(jīng)在那里買過火車票。易貨圖書給顧客一種家的感覺——冬天的爐火，自助餐和等候室，人們可以一邊喝咖啡一邊閱讀。

4.City Lights Booksellers & Publishers

An official historic landmark of San Francisco, City Lights Booksellers has specialized in progressive politics and alternative culture since 1953, when it was founded by Peter D. Martin and poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. It was the first all-paperback bookstore, but now carries hardcover books.

作為舊金山的官方歷史地標，城市之光書店自1953年由彼得·D·馬丁和詩人勞倫斯·費林蓋蒂創(chuàng)立以來，一直專注于進步政治和另類文化。這是第一家全是平裝書的書店，但現(xiàn)在有精裝書。

5.El Ateneo Grand Splendid

One of the most beautiful bookstores, El Ateneo Grand Splendid is a theatre-turned-bookstore in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It features eye-catching frescoes and sculptures — and, as if the scenery wasn’t enough, customers can flip through books in theatre boxes and sip a hot drink in the cafe!

最美麗的書店之一-El Ateneo Grand Splendid是一家由劇院改建的書店，位于阿根廷布宜諾斯艾利斯。它以引人注目的壁畫和雕塑為特色——而且，如果這里的風景還不夠欣賞，顧客還可以在劇院包廂里翻閱書籍，在咖啡館里盡情暢飲!