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The Grande Bibliothèque (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d biblijɔtɛk]) is a public library in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Its collection is part of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ), Quebec's national library.
Filipacchi succeeded in convincing his editor friends Albin Michel, Calmann-Lévy, Grasset and Gallimard to join his project and become the "founding fathers" of Le Livre de Poche. Thus Kœnigsmark, by Pierre Benoit, was the first title released, in 1953. Every fortnight a new title is released. It soon became a fait de société. From 8 ...
Gibert Joseph is a chain of bookstores and record stores in France. With a number of its branches scattered along the Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, culminating in its flagship store featuring "six floors of crowded shelves", it was described in 2016 as being "the biggest bookstore in Paris".
In 2024, Intermarché was the third-biggest retailer in France by market share, trailing E.Leclerc and Carrefour. [1] In 2024, Intermarché had 2,496 stores in 4 countries. [2] In 2024, Partenaire Intermarché had 60 stores in Overseas France and in 7 countries. [3]
The Grande Ceinture line (French: Ligne de Grande Ceinture, English: Big Belt Line) is a railway line around Paris, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Boulevard Périphérique. The decision to build it was taken at the end of the 19th century, to connect the radial lines linking the capital to the provinces and provide relief to the busy ...
Éditions Gallimard (French: [edisjɔ̃ ɡalimaːʁ]), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003, it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles.
Librairie de France was a famous French bookstore at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The store, located at 610 Fifth Avenue on Rockefeller Center Promenade, was opened in 1935 by Isaac Molho, [ 1 ] though the company itself was founded in 1928. [ 2 ]
Librairie L'Androgyne was a gay, lesbian, feminist bookstore in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, active from 1973 to 2002. [1] Founded in the fall of 1973 by Will Aitken and Bruce Garside (the active partners), and John Southin (who did not work on the store but put up capital). [2] [3] Barbara Scales was active in setting up the feminist section of ...