Sylvia Beach
American-born bookseller and publisher (1887-1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sylvia Beach (14 March 1887 – 5 October 1962), born Nancy Woodbridge Beach, was an American-born bookseller and publisher who lived most of her life in Paris, where she was one of the leading expatriate figures between World War I and II.[1]
For the current owner of a subsequent store, now using the name "Shakespeare and Company", also located in Paris, see Sylvia Whitman.
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Born | Nancy Woodbridge Beach (1887-03-14)14 March 1887 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | 5 October 1962(1962-10-05) (aged 75) Paris, France |
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Known for | Founder of Shakespeare and Company |
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She is known for her Paris bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, where she published James Joyce's book Ulysses (1922), and encouraged the publication of and sold copies of Hemingway's first book, Three Stories and Ten Poems (1923).