Sylvia Beach | |
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 Beach in 1920 | |
| Born | Nancy Woodbridge Beach 14 March 1887 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | 5 October 1962 (aged 75) Paris, France |
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| Known for | Founder of Shakespeare and Company |
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]
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).
- ^ Garner, Dwight (18 April 2010). "Ex-Pat Paris as It Sizzled for One Literary Lioness". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 16 September 2011.