The place
Since Monday the bookstore has not been empty. Le Divan, a vast bookshop of 435 m², one of the largest in France, installed for twenty years in the family district of the Convention in the 15th arrondissement, sees its loyal customers returning with joy from 9 a.m. days. "It's like the end of a weaning," comments a collaborator. Despite the restrictions due to the health crisis, the enthusiasm is there.
Deconfinement measures
At the entrance, the director distributes masks (compulsory for children over 12) for those who do not have them and hydroalcoholic gel.
Reading like in a living room at the Divan. Francesca Brochetta
Apart from these small changes in circumstances, in this beautiful bright space completely refurbished in 2016, in a light wood decor, steel shelves and polished concrete pillars, the atmosphere is quite serene. Forty people can circulate on the shelves and consult the books freely. With newly reorganized timetables, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays, readers can catch up after these last two months spent in a vacuum.
The opening hours have been extended to accommodate customers in the best conditions. DR
The 're favorites Philippe Touron
- The novel. Trinity , by Louisa Hall (Editions Gallimard)
"Released just before confinement, I loved this captivating novel: a series of testimonies, like so many short stories, paint a portrait of Oppenheimer, but also and above all of a moment when individual destinies meet" great history " Overwhelming! a major author to be discovered urgently. ”
- The policeman. One two three , by Dror Mishani (Black Series)
“Published just before confinement, this dark novel is of unusual subtlety and strength. The author is a thriller master, I offered this book to my loved ones, the feedback is fantastic. ”
- The comics. Flipette et Venere , by Lucrèce Andrae published by Delcourt / inking.
“Cross portrait of two sisters with very different characters who take a keen look at our world saturated with information and fake news. This superb graphic novel was recommended to me by our booksellers and my daughter, and I loved it. ”
- The leisure book. The blues and the cup of Kopa à Mbappé , by François da Rocha Carneiro (éditions du Détour).
“In the absence of competitions and to be patient, this remarkable book tells us the history of the blues since the Second World War in 4 teams and 30 games. A historian's book that will delight football lovers. ”
- The beautiful book. Painting and photography, the challenges of an encounter, 1839 - 1914 , by Dominique de Font-Réaulx (Flammarion editions)
“An art book that we had started to sell well before confinement, and that we absolutely must put forward. Clever and accessible, for 25 euros, a fascinating study on the meeting of pictorial creation and the invention of photography. ”
203, rue de la Convention, 15th. Tel: 01 53 68 90 68. From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
