I Flew To Paris Just To Buy Books

I Flew To Paris Just To Buy Books - A Book Haul

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A catch-up video and some of the books I've been gathering during my trip to Paris.
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@DrWhaThaHell 11 ай бұрын

I honestly love how similar and plain those books look.

@user-lb1ms9yb2t 11 ай бұрын

As a French person, we hate it here lol

@ThelouwseFD 11 ай бұрын

@@user-lb1ms9yb2td'où ??? On adore, c'est littéralement une spécificité des bouquins français

@somniaque 11 ай бұрын

@@user-lb1ms9yb2t c'est TRÈS apprécié, les livres neutres comme les éditions Grasset ou Gallimard sont TRÈS chers et c'est pas pour rien ! C'est les éditions poches avec couverture photo-stock qui me donne envie de m'énucléer plutôt

@user-lb1ms9yb2t 11 ай бұрын

@@somniaque C'est très apprécié et très critiqué également, on salue l'effort de vouloir mettre tous les livres sur le même banc avec ce style épuré mais d'un autre on ne peut pas s'empêcher de comparer avec nos voisins anglophones qui ont de très belles couvertures pensées exprès pour leur livre, des petites oeuvres d'arts qui aident, avant même de choisir le livre, à avoir un aperçu de son univers. C'est vrai que beaucoup de gens apprécient, mais il faut être objectif et se rendre compte que c'est quand même une manière de faire qui est vivement critiquée dans le monde de l'édition.

@JV-ee1mc 10 ай бұрын

Agreed. It’s also why I love the Fitzcarraldo Editions. The covers look so elegant and allows the text to speak for itself.

@gloryfire1098 11 ай бұрын

Lesson learned dress like Professor when you buy books next time

@AMAli-ct5df 10 ай бұрын

Now I know why People call me that. I have the same bag.

@mmazadedu 11 ай бұрын

That's called dedication Robin. You've chosen the right destination. Camus, Sartre, Beauvoir, Weil 💙

@tictac2therevenge291 11 ай бұрын

"L'enfer, c'est Sartre." Signé : les autres

@ayaelbarazi7818 11 ай бұрын

Sartre*

@mmazadedu 11 ай бұрын

@@ayaelbarazi7818, fixed 🙂

@YourSocksRock 11 ай бұрын

ah yes pretentious pedophiles that found it important to fight for the lowering of the age of consent , it can't get more enlightened :D

@wendyvancamp1738 11 ай бұрын

Going to Paris to buy books. Such a dream! I look forward to your recorded explorations. :)

@lisa-ie7xf 11 ай бұрын

0:50 the way i instantly recognize that stand 😂pass in front of it every day

@marleneroth1389 11 ай бұрын

What a great book haul :) I live near the french border and i am fluent in french so i often go to France and buy books :) Now i can't wait my next visit to France!

@aneash482 10 ай бұрын

Those books made of paper of good quality, and Gallimard is just the most prestigious publisher In France, They also have a collectors' version of selected authors called Pléiade, authors both French and foreign, such as Camus, Mondiano, Hemingway, all with old school binding and their signature font. Or, the Soleil edition, cloth cover and "reliure'" binding, but they're kinda hard to find right now.

@AliceLouiseJulie 11 ай бұрын

the vibes in this video are SO joyous

@Harpoq 11 ай бұрын

Hey buddy! Great excursion. Just wanted to say that I hope you're safe out there as Paris is in a bit of an upheaval at the moment. I suggest for your next travels abroad to two places in Wales, England - Hay on Wye in Wales, and Gladstone Library in Hawarden, North Wales. They are both a literary paradise.

@rhysmagill-nn6et 11 ай бұрын

Love that Ulysses edition. I’ve been getting into James Joyce recently. I finished Dubliners last week and I’m a chapter into portrait and I’m loving it.

@danielintheantipodes6741 11 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the lovely book haul. Thank you for the video!

@JayTheAuthor 11 ай бұрын

I am loving your energy Robin! Reminds me of our mad days on the street

@natachadvz 10 ай бұрын

Je suis trop contente de tes découvertes, ta passion pour la littérature et le français est très inspirante ! Les librairies à Paris sont magnifiques et j'adore les quais pour les bouquins ❤

@ThusIt_sReviewed 11 ай бұрын

Bit of a rough time for moving to France fine sir

@bread6052 11 ай бұрын

I don’t know the full story of what’s happening (discussions about it seem to be very complicated and you fall on one of two extreme ends of a spectrum) but I hope everyone in France is doing well and is safe 👍

@Yesica1993 11 ай бұрын

For real! I hope he's far from the insanity going on. Freaking savages.

@ThelouwseFD 11 ай бұрын

The media make it seem so much worse than it truly is For random people like you and I, riots just mean you wake up and like 3 downtown stores have a broken glass window, it's not stopping us from living our normal life. The really shocking thing is knowing that the police killed a 17 year old kid.

@jagmuyco4843 10 ай бұрын

Ohhhhhh I remember going to Paris a few years back. Only bought poetry books at a comic book of The Stranger. Really good place.

@jasnoors3362 11 ай бұрын

Stay safe, Robin. Love ya! Keep up the good work. :)

@anna7276 11 ай бұрын

Living the dream Robin!!!

@isab680 11 ай бұрын

Going to Paris next week!

@katlim7778 10 ай бұрын

Going to Paris to buy books . . . Awesome!!!! Le dumagu is now on my bucket list so thanks.

@ddHex-yy2cu 10 ай бұрын

Je suis trop contente que tu sois à Paris!! Et en plus tu es dans mon quartier🌺

@suzilahlah 10 ай бұрын

I ship stuff home. I pack light because I hate carrying things. Go to the post office and pack em up and ship em home.

@gokhanozmen7491 10 ай бұрын

Cool decoration books! :D

@karmadikibhutia5419 10 ай бұрын

That's a dream! Not Paris but definitely somewhere.😮❤😊

@ThelouwseFD 11 ай бұрын

You need to come to Lyon now ! We have great libraries here and you'll love the beauty of the city ! People are also way nicer than in Paris haha

@dr.gaosclassroom 6 ай бұрын

It is so funny that your friend keep on saying for decoration!! Wow, it is so wonderful you can read French!! I would love to be able read French poetry!

@annegiii3446 10 ай бұрын

Si la littérature française t'intéresse (et je crois que c'est le cas), alors je te recommande grandement le roman de Leila Slimani, "Chanson douce".

@jasminegold6890 10 ай бұрын

I want to go to a bookshop in Korea and do the same thing. I have a few books in Korean, but being in a Korean bookstore would be awesome.

@theotheratticus 10 ай бұрын

Hey Robin! I love your videos and I'd just like to share that I too am on a vacation to France, and came across a bookshop ran by an ex professor in Philosophy (David Aiken) and bought some books, Camus, Kierkegaard and one about the Presocratics, ''as a gift'' he said, because I'll study philosophy next year. Just a funny little thing, I thought. Oh yeah, my name is Vic as well, like your crew member at 1:50 :) Kind regards !👋

@killumantiiOfficial 11 ай бұрын

love your content !!

@pouetpouetdaddy5 10 ай бұрын

you should make a video about Paris bookstore...I went once in Paris, with "Paris Litteraires", book I recommend if you can read in french, a lot of little stories about famous writer, their address...the book is from Francois Busnel, a book about all the bookstore in Paris, and I spend the week visiting the differents bookstore ( L'écume des pages is a must) ...and discover a lot of little neighborhood in Paris I wouldn't without this book

@user-wp3mh8gu8i 11 ай бұрын

Robin, are you also interested in Sartre's literary work? I'm talking about works like the Age of Reason (from his famous trilogy), his short stories, plays and novels?

@cleopatrickk 11 ай бұрын

So so impressive that you're going to attempt Ulysses in a second language 🙌 keep living the dream Robin!

@pauoliver 11 ай бұрын

For a higher CTR, if that's something you want to optimize for, I would change the title to "Why I Flew to Paris to Buy Books" and also cut the "A book haul" thing.

@RCWaldun 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Noted.

@av8213 11 ай бұрын

what's CTR?

@informalliteraryexperiments 10 ай бұрын

If I were in Paris, I would try to spend a whole day in Shakespeare and Company, weather permitting.

@t.j.johnsonthewriter 11 ай бұрын

Looks great. Have you ever read bonjour tristesse by Francois Sagan ?

@nanli8136 8 ай бұрын

I love hardcover books

@iyousef46 11 ай бұрын

'So, for decoration' hahaha

@EyeLean5280 Ай бұрын

Does the Left Bank still have book stalls?

@onyejefuanyebe5314 10 ай бұрын

Things we do for books. #bibliophilia

@imiikhan 11 ай бұрын

I want that card coz I waited so much for your video 😢

@edboss36 8 ай бұрын

Bro’s living the life

@Forceprincess 11 ай бұрын

So jealous!😂

@tobiaspostma4870 11 ай бұрын

I hated bookshopping in Paris, the offer is great but everything is sooo expensive

@mylenefournier7131 11 ай бұрын

You should do a vlog while you are in Paris. I only wish we could have had a glimpse of that apartment! Anyway, passe un bon voyage !

@williamneal9076 10 ай бұрын

When will Michel Houellebecq's aneantir be released in ENGLISH?!!!

@briancoveney3080 10 ай бұрын

NO Robin! NO! You may NOT get "sick" of Ulysses. That's where I draw the line. How dare you! That's Saint J Joyce you"re talking about! (just kidding.) love, Bra.

@barbararuiz1525 11 ай бұрын

Looking forward to walking around Paris with you!

@oldbookchannel 10 ай бұрын

Good

@878550 9 ай бұрын

absolutely insufferable. loved it

@anthonyskrobul3726 10 ай бұрын

Hi, Robin. I love your posts, but I haven't seen too many lately for some reason. Please refresh my memory. Are you in college or graduate school? You mentioned studying French. What are your majors? Are you an Australian citizen, or do you just go to school there? I am very impressed by your breadth of interests. I look forward to your reply. Regards from an old retired organic chemist who is interested in many things.

@RCWaldun 10 ай бұрын

Hi Anthony! I’m currently completing my honours year in Literature before a PhD. My schedule’s a bit crammed at the moment but new videos are on their way in video essay forms (they’re longer and more thoroughly researched so that’s why I haven’t been posting consistently). And yes I’ve been an Australian ever since I moved to Melbourne when I was 12. :)

@anthonyskrobul3726 10 ай бұрын

@@RCWaldun Congratulations on your academic success. I think you will love working on a Ph.D. I earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (Purdue University) many years ago. My graduate school years were some of the best years of my life.

@thomasbradley2225 9 ай бұрын

Robin, your accent is American yet you're Melbourne based. Interesting. However, why buy books for decoration? And did you visit Wilde's grave for inspiration? Simone de Beauvoir didn't know her classmate Simone Weil yet became Nelson Algren's lover, quite ironic n'est ce pas?

@starzenno 11 ай бұрын

Based

@DP12356 11 ай бұрын

Thank goodness. I was giving up hope on KZfaq. You have restored my faith that there are actually some intelligent people making videos that don’t just pander to the lowest common denominator. Thank you. And enjoy your trip.

@26.saileeprakash36 11 ай бұрын

based

@zepulchre2453 10 ай бұрын

Ok you’re my crush🙃💕

@user-um7cf8nt1q 8 ай бұрын

Дякую за це відео! Дуже цікаво! Привіт з України!

@xv_2046 11 ай бұрын

Love your videos. But the audio is really low. Pls do something abt it. Thanks!❤

@Yesica1993 11 ай бұрын

I thought it was just me! I've got my earbuds in and it's still very low.

@cosmobilling1749 11 ай бұрын

I'm so jealous

@RachaelsLibrary 10 ай бұрын

I hate Paris but I love French literature. I bought books in Milan and Venice instead.

@depotemkin 10 ай бұрын

Why you hate Paris?

@RachaelsLibrary 10 ай бұрын

@@depotemkin dirty, stinky, people smoke everywhere I had sinus everyday. I enjoyed Paris when cruising around Seine. I left Paris one day before the riots. Meanwhile Amsterdam, Milan and Venice the vibes are differrent.

@oddball_oddity 11 ай бұрын

MrBeast?? 🧐

@kanakkumari3197 11 ай бұрын

First

@rajchaudhary2795 11 ай бұрын

Second, love from India 🇮🇳🙏🚩💓

@yasserradi8625 11 ай бұрын

👓📚

@existential_o 11 ай бұрын

Unpopular opinion: Sartre’s Nausea is so much better than anything Camus has ever cooked up

@ThelouwseFD 11 ай бұрын

some opinions are unpopular for a very good reason

@informalliteraryexperiments 10 ай бұрын

"Well, Camus can do, but Sartre is smartre!"

@johnmanole4779 11 ай бұрын

How are the "protesters"?

@Yesica1993 11 ай бұрын

They're having a grand time. The poor people living in the places they're destroying, not so much.

@user-2210rh 11 ай бұрын

it will never compare to the institutionalized torture programs, mass colonial prostitution and raping, the extraction of natural resources for french capitalist development, the exploitation, the destruction, the barbarism, and unadulterated atrocities committed by france.

@itsmaxhhheadr00m73 10 ай бұрын

@@user-2210rhAll of which were orchestrated by the working class?

@user-ck8kp8vb4l 9 ай бұрын

@@Yesica1993 the poor would get poorer if they didn't protest the way they do ^-^

@LudovicCarceles 11 ай бұрын

The Gallimard editions, including Sartre's one, are very good one, most are also available as a Pléiade édition, owned by Gallimard, with sheep's leather cover, bible paper and gold, they are great books but too pricey to write in them... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_de_la_Pl%C3%A9iade