Foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. The dussmann culture store on friedrichsstrasse has the largest classical music department in the world. Alongside publications in german, there is a large choice of titles in english the largest in berlin. Berlin is a cultural metropolis bursting with energy, parties and plenty of events. Almost six thousand books in the english department make this place one of the most stocked bookstores in berlin covering a wide range of topics from both fiction and nonfiction. An amateur guide to book shopping throughout europe.
Its a fabulous store with several floors filled with the latest and greatest books, as well as dvds and music. Not a great selection of classics and literature but they do have a section of translated german authors. Theres also an entire separate shop on the ground floor devoted just to books in english. I actually found a better selection of english contemporary literature. Wellstocked and sizable, it also offers plenty of leather seating to preread your. There is so much here, from books to music, films, postcards. While a good chunk of the fests happenings are in german, berlin itself has no shortage of the written word in english. Best book shop in berlin with extensive selection of english books. It offers a huge choice of products over a sales area of 7,300 square meters on five floors. The english bookshop in the dussmann store has a surprisingly large quantity and range of books, allowing visitors access to the same, or perhaps slightly smaller, number of titles as one would expect to find in any bookshop of reasonable size in britain. Anybody knows a store in berlin like half price books in the us. If theres a bookshop that you think other students and academics should visit when theyre undertaking research or visiting a city for a conference, find more information about contributing below.
Heres where to go make a literature festival of your own. Only brickandmortar bookshops are included here, including dussmann s englishonly bookshop in berlin, which seems to have the largest selection of newly published englishlanguage fiction and nonfiction titles in the country. Dussmann provides all sorts of books in separated departments. In this post she talks us through the best bookshops in berlin, germany. This beautifully written memoir of a polish jewish refugee in occupied france was published in 1945 and rediscovered many decades later in an attic and has only recently been published in an english translation. I visited the dussmann bookstore several times during my visit to berlin in december 2019. Bach, mozart and wagner, tschaikowsky, chopin and rubinstein. Evan eastoncalabria is a research assistant at the oxford department of international development. English bookshops in berlin tripsavvy vacation like a pro. Love love love this place you can also go to the special counter at the.
The shop is so large and wellstocked that its easy to lose track of time inside this booklovers playground. See the most recommended bookstores in berlin, germany. Phone, adress, opening hours for english bookshop dussmann, book store, berlin. The shop, once located in kudamm, is now in charlottenburg. Its travel and computer sections on the same floor also have a good selection of. English bookshops in berlin berlin guide in english. Berlin is famous for its celebration of literature, and for native english speakers, there are a number of fantastic bookshops in the city where you can buy your next novel or literary tome. Huge selection of english books, old library atmosphere in the international section. From the cosy and eclectic, to the chic and modern, this guide explores the best new and used english bookstores in berlin. However, sometimes the best weekends are spent curled up in one of the citys cosy cafes, unwinding with a great book.
I only know dussmann but they dont have used books. This is an okay bookstore for english readers with mostly bestsellers similar to a barnes noble without the helpful sales people. Youll not only find here what youre looking for, but also what you hadnt been looking for. Here are eight great bookshops in the city, to sate your inner bibliophile and search out your next read. From sep 1020, the city is a flutter in bookwormy goodness. See 6 photos and 27 tips from 838 visitors to dussmann english bookshop.
The uniqueness of dussmann culture department store stems from the fact that it only sells products related to culture like books, dvds, cds and notes. We spent about 2 12 hours here today and this store is absolutely. I am sure the rest of the store, the german section, is just as impressive. In addition to a massive selection of books, the several storeys offer a wide range of cds and dvds, too. Kulturkaufhaus dussmann is a real paradise for book lovers. Dussmann, as you have probably guessed by its name, is not an english language specialized bookstore, but english titles occupy most of the third floor of this huge store. The memoir begins in berlin where the author runs the only french bookstore in berlin. Look for the recommendations on the central table in the downstairs fiction section, then head upstairs to nonfiction. Read about independent european bookstores selling books in english. English bookshop dussmann, berlin, book store phone. The english bookshop presents germanys largest selection of novels and nonfiction books in english on 2. The international bookshop offers books in 11 languages with a focus on foreignlanguage childrens books. The english bookshop presents germanys largest selection of novels and nonfiction books in english on 2 floors.
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