Shakespeare and Company

Summary

Shakespeare and Company is a bookstore^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of bookstore entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,448 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shakespeare and Company is located in 5th arrondissement of Paris^[3].
• Shakespeare and Company is in the country of France^[4].
• Shakespeare and Company's instance of is recorded as bookstore^[5].
• Shakespeare and Company's instance of is recorded as writing residency^[6].
• Shakespeare and Company's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[7].
• Shakespeare and Company's founder is recorded as George Whitman^[8].
• Shakespeare and Company is owned by Sylvia Beach Whitman^[9].
• Shakespeare and Company is associated with the Beat Generation movement^[10].
• Shakespeare and Company took place at Rive Gauche^[11].
• Shakespeare and Company's Commons category is recorded as Shakespeare and Company^[12].
• Shakespeare and Company comprises Shakespeare Company Berlin^[13].
• 1951 marks the founding of Shakespeare and Company^[14].
• Shakespeare and Company's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.8525, 'lon': 2.34694444}^[15].
• Shakespeare and Company's located on street is recorded as rue de la Bûcherie^[16].
• Shakespeare and Company's official website is recorded as http://www.shakespeareandcompany.com^[17].
• Shakespeare and Company's official blog URL is recorded as http://blog.shakespeareandcompany.com^[18].
• Shakespeare and Company's different from is recorded as Shakespeare and Company^[19].
• Shakespeare and Company's open days is recorded as all days of the week^[20].
• Shakespeare and Company's category for the exterior of the item is recorded as Category:Shakespeare and Company (exterior)^[21].
• Shakespeare and Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5640'}^[22].
• Shakespeare and Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+38746'}^[23].
• Shakespeare and Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+51955'}^[24].
• Shakespeare and Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+6930'}^[25].
• Shakespeare and Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7540'}^[26].
• Shakespeare and Company's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8020'}^[27].

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Founding

Shakespeare and Company's founder is recorded as George Whitman^[8]. 1951 marks the founding of it^[14].

Ownership

Shakespeare and Company is owned by Sylvia Beach Whitman^[9].

Why It Matters

Shakespeare and Company ranks in the top 4% of bookstore entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,448 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]