Sylvia Whitman

Sylvia Whitman
Hon. FRSL
Whitman outside Shakespeare and Company (2008)
Born1 April 1981 (1981-04) (age 43)
Paris, France
Alma materUniversity College London
OccupationBookseller
ParentGeorge Whitman

Sylvia Whitman Hon. FRSL (1 April 1981)[1] is the proprietor of Shakespeare and Company in Paris, France, the celebrated bohemian English language bookstore known for welcoming readers and writers from around the world.

She is the daughter of the shop's founder, George Whitman (1913–2011).

  1. ^ Copetas, A. Craig (7 June 2009). "Hemingway's Hangout Spruces Up to Defy Amazon". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011.