Where can I find a copy of La Belle et La B锚te in Paris?

I am going to Paris next April and my friend wants a french copy of this book in french. Are there any bookstores who carry this book often so that I have a chance to buy it?|||Any bookstore such as FNAC would have it in stock in the children's section. It actually is not always sold under the title "La Belle et La B锚te" though, but under "Contes de F茅es" par Charles Perrault, the author, as it is part of several fairy tales that include Cendrillon, Barbe Bleue, Peau d'Ane, Le petit Chaperon rouge and several other short stories which are less well known in English speaking countries. Antiquarians on the banks of the Seine might even have an interesting old copy or a second hand one, and it would be on the shelves of the children's book section of hypermakets such as Auchan.

You could even get a cheap copy on Ebay or Amazon France immediately without waiting for next April.

There are simplified versions for beginners too.

Depending on what your friend would prefer, all you have to do is type "Contes de f茅es" or "La Belle et La B锚te "Charles Perrault", in your search engine having clicked on the French flag at the bottom of this page. I have just tried it and found several editions and one is even available on Kindle.

http://cgi.ebay.fr/Livre-Belle-bete-/290鈥?/a>



PS. It has occured to me after posting my answer that you might not be enquiring about the fairy tale but about the book of the same name by Jean Cocteau. In which case it would not be in the children's section.

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You'll probably find it easily at the Gilbert Joseph library, address:


26-34, boulevard Saint Michel


75006 Paris .





They have a wide range of books for all categories including children and youth. I lived in Paris for one year and whenever I was looking for a very specific book, I would go there because they seem to have it all. Bonus point: they also sell second hand books, which isn't the case for other retailers, so you could get your copy at knock-down price!





Do try it! It's found in a nice part of Paris too, near the Saint Michel fountain, the Seine and the Luxembourg Garden :)|||Wise Owl has given you the correct author's name and the alternative title of the book and as said, there is no need to run around Paris to find a specific bookshop. All bookshops stock Perrault because it is part of France's cultural heritage and routinely read as bedtime stories to children. Those fairy tales are as popular as Hans Christian Andersen's. You will find it not only bookshops but supermarkets, and even some newsagents, and you can buy it for a song on the internet immediately if you want to. There are numerous FNAC shops in Paris that will have spanking new copies with a selection of different illustrators at a discount price, one of which is actually on the avenue of the Champs Elys茅es.

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