An Ode To Premier's
Vis India Uncut, a link to a heartwarming piece by Ramchandra Guha on Premier's bookshop, Bangalore:
"At the risk of sounding snobbish, I should say that Premier’s has the most cultivated tastes of all the bookshops I know in India. It is only here that works of literature and history outnumber (and outsell) books designed to augment your bank balance or cure your soul."
In addition, a friend on a recent visit to the city had sent one a text message extolling the virtues of browsing for second-hand books on Church Street which, he claimed, was the heir to Free School Street, Moore market, Daryaganj and the Fountain pavements.
Take that, Crossword.
"At the risk of sounding snobbish, I should say that Premier’s has the most cultivated tastes of all the bookshops I know in India. It is only here that works of literature and history outnumber (and outsell) books designed to augment your bank balance or cure your soul."
In addition, a friend on a recent visit to the city had sent one a text message extolling the virtues of browsing for second-hand books on Church Street which, he claimed, was the heir to Free School Street, Moore market, Daryaganj and the Fountain pavements.
Take that, Crossword.
posted by PrufrockTwo at
21.8.06
3 Comments:
Landmark is pretty good, though.
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Anonymous, at 7:12 PM
Indeed, it is.
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PrufrockTwo, at 11:48 AM
Yes, Landmark is much nicer than Crossword. One thing I like about the store is that they are willing to order books they don't usually carry (I know the Madras store does this).
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Anonymous, at 2:10 AM
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