L'Harmattan 16 rue des Écoles, 5e www.editions-harmattan.fr. Excellent, very know-ledgeable bookshop, especially good for Arab/North African literature in French, with a few titles in English. Publishes its own books, too. M° Maubert-Mutualité. Mon–Sat 10am–12.30pm & 1.30–7pm.Librairie de l'Institut du Monde Arabe 1 rue des Fossés-St-Bernard. Good range of books on Arab culture, mostly in French and mostly quite serious, though the shop also stocks an excellent CD collection and various souvenir items. M° Cardinal-Lemoine/Jussieu. Tues–Sun 10am–6pm. Présence Africaine 25bis rue des Écoles, 5e. Specialist black African bookshop, with titles ranging from literature to economics and philosophy by Caribbean and North American as well as African writers. M° Maubert-Mutualité. Mon–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10.30am–1pm & 2–7pm.
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