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"We were liberated by Ernest Hemingway." Christ, what an INCREDIBLE interview this is. This woman is AMAZING. Smiling and chuckling and effortlessly spilling incredible literary history from her laughing lips. I just totally want to hug her for her indomitable, joyous spirit.

Has anyone noticed the St Bridget’s Cross brooch on her scarf? Charming nod to Joyce’s Irish heritage.

I met transition co-founder and publisher of Finnegans Wake at the 1975 Paris Joyce Conference, Maria Jolas (only Eugene husband cited) and we corresponded. MJ told me about Sylvia and Adrienne Monnier her lover, not her "friend" although the bigotry forced that language onto Sylvia at the time. Imagine a French woman with a bookstore encouraging an American to open a competing bookstore! What a rich brilliant courage by the daughter of a Presbyterian minister--to live an authentic life in Paris with her lover, know all the writers of her time, and publish the most "censored" book of the 20th century, Ulysses in Dijon. Sheer brilliance and chutzpah!

This morning I felt weak, i had slept badly, it ist better now, To hear this woman gives me strength again. Two of my old aunts where of that kind of personality too. It is great to have this interview here. At first she would not answer the war question but then she did. What a 1962 style of answer....

"Would you like me to publish Ulysses?", asked Sylvia Beach, and James Joyce answered loudly: "I would!" So Sylvia was his and Ulysses' savior. How nice is this story, and all the others as well!

What a pleasure to hear this great lady's voice and hear her tell the story I've read about so many times.

Moving , Emotional .... Her simplicity, so genuine. A lady, a woman ! She can say: "...when I published Ulysses.." WOW ! GREAT GREAT This Lady in her simplicity and apparent naivety seems to have the power of a young guru. The swift power of a Yoda. Inspiring !!!

Truly amazing, feel privileged. Her defiance of the Nazi’s, her bravery (removing all her books, not knowing where she was being taken, spending six months in captivity) seems astoundingly naive. Maybe that’s what saves her life. Thanks to everyone who made it possible for this to be available to be seen freely.

a shout out here to the world’s greatest interviewer. he kept clammed up and let syl do her thing. that takes true talent to shut tfu when you have such a gem of an interview going.

''I met Joyce one day at a party." I can't even.. Thanks very much for this video.

What a pleasure to hear this clip and Sylvia's voice. I listened to it while on vacation in Paris and having visited Shakespeare & Co a few days ago. These stories are amazing and we are so lucky this clip exists. Thank you for posting it.

She couldn’t have been more lovely or more brilliant or more humble. What a great lady.

She was lovely and brave to start such a big thing, a book shop and a publishing house with no experience other than the passion for books and reading.

Why have I only just found this incredibly Brave Woman? Sylvia Beach is an ABSOLUTE CHAMPION. Loving this Story, Thank You XX

Such a sweet wonderful woman.Great to hear her talk about Joyce in this way.

Priceless gem of insight into an amazing lady that was always in the background. Listening and watching her helps me understand why all these struggling artists clung to her like a lifesaver. What a little rock and fireplug!

What a brave, witty, funny, talented, smart woman. She graciously omits telling how JOYCE showed such base ingratitude. When he signed with Random House, which I guess was his right, he conveniently forgot all the money she advanced him, all the help she gave him....she did not make much money from Ulysses at all...and he often seemed to have thought she was his secretary and helpmeet, servant, rather than publisher. She was bitter for years about it, but seems to have forgiven him.

One of the most important women of the 20th century.

Sylvia Beach played such a critical role in twentieth century literature. Imagine nonchalantly acknowledging that you were responsible for the publication of one of the most important pieces of twentieth century literature! Oh, and not too mention that, as well as resisting the SS and the Gestapo, you were liberated by Ernest Hemingway. Top Trumps masterclass!!

Absolutely fascinating interview.

What a splendid lady! She did a great deal of living in her years...I’m sure she was very feisty and rather commanding in her presence. This was a truly delightful interview, thank you for sharing it here. 🖤🇨🇦

Good Lord what a terrific piece of history. Thank you a thousand times for posting.

This woman is golden. Ol' mate couldn't get a word in which is just as well because she lets rip with a wonderful story full of marvelous characters.

A sublime monologue, How much Joyce owed to this generous woman,,and Harriet Shaw Weaver Maria Jolas and of course Nora, Joyce and his family would have starved without Ms Weaver, Typically Ms, Beach does not say how difficult Joyce was, At 15,25 mins, there is the story of Ms Beach and the Nazi officer, Her sang froid defiance and courage takes my breath away, She was not just a bookseller,,,she was a publisher confidant publicist patron meeting house cafe and piggy bank, How much the literary world owes to Ms Beach Ms Weaver and all the other women writers and patrons of that era

Thank you for sharing this beautiful history. She is solid gold.

Gosh! This was fantastic! This woman tells a wonderful historic story and her impersonation of Hemingway is hilarious.

What a remarkable woman, and what a remarkable story. I'm so glad I stumbled on this short film. Thank goodness for cookies!

What a woman. What a life. Thank you so much for posting this interview.Bravo.

What a wonderful interview and precious document of literary history! They got it just in time, as she died in October of that very same year. She was a civilizing influence; a vibrant and luminous personality to the very end.

Visited the Ulysses tower at Easter. The wonderful guides there recommended this interview. What a mover and shaker SB was! Formidable women enabled Joyce to publish...without them, no book.

Brilliant heroic woman. Thank you for posting this historic interview.

THANK YOU for making this interview available. I also take this opportunity to thank Sylvia Beach. Respect.

Unbelievable stuff, definitely a gem! Thank you for sharing!

A wonderful interview with a wonderful woman. Thanks so much. Years ago I “worked” for a while at Shakespeare and Co.. I was looking for my girlfriend’s sister who was supposed to be there but had left for Fontainebleau. Upon entering George gruffly asked me if I wanted a job. So I stayed. I lived for a while in the stacks upstairs. Then, like Paul Bowles, I left for Tangier.

What an enlightening interview! It isn't a wonder her bookshop attracted so many great minds. Thanks for the video.

This is an incredible piece of history.

She’s a great story teller

Magnificently delightful these first hand recollections of James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and her little bookshop a hangout for so many fine writers and poets.

Thank you for uploading this amazing footage.

She is simply glorious! What a gem of a video.

Brilliant video, what a lady! Thanks for posting.

Man, this is absolutely gold!Thank you for uploading this footage.Hugs from Brazil.

an incredible person, an incredible life. thank you for posting!

If there is a cuter, more adorable human being in history I haven’t seen them.

That is greatness and bravery personified.

What a great lady, and what an interesting life she had.

Great interview, this is pure gold .

Thank you very much for this remarkable interview!

I am listening to the book The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher - so far fabulous.

She is absolutely delightful. I am jealous of her history.

Amazing Post! Thank you so very much!

sweetest voice like a little girl

I loved it. Thank you for sharing.

There is a great book on this bookshop, Shakespeare and Co., written best seller In the 80's.... great interview.

This is brilliant. What a legend.

Brilliant, historic interview! Thank you for sharing.

Fascinating! What a woman! Where are such women today?

best interview i've ever seen

this is GOLD

🤓🤓😛 Dame of the English language. If all languages had a stern lady to protect then, like H. Beach, the world would better read. Gracias from a devoted reader in Mexico City. 👵🏼👌🏼👴🏻📚📚🇲🇽

Fascinating - thank you for posting!

I've watched several times. This particular time, I wanted to understand and confirm a fb post on my timeline where I called her "charming" For some reason I wasn't sure that was the right word. But it was. It definitely was.

amazing, thanks for sharing

thank you for this!

My parents met at Shakespeare and Co. I was born there, this is incredible history, the greatest!

Absolutely incredible! Subscribed :)

What absolute treasure if you're a fan of Joyce, The Lost Generation, that entire scene - thank God she's a chatterer.

Great sound !

What a powerhouse of a woman!!!

Thank you for posting

"has no horse" never knew why

What an amazing person

Smashing. Thank you.

Unbelievable and so amazing ❤

Fabulous! Outstanding! Thank you

What a great woman

Incredible .

this is gold........

Great humor and accent! Thanks for posting

She is fascinating!

Very fascinating and enjoyable!

What a dear, sweet woman. Love the story about the poet and his poem, The Table. That’s some funny shit right there. I could imagine seeing Joyce at table eating with his family. He must have been sort of a rock star. Brave of her to attempt to Publish Finnegan’s Wake and Joyce must have trusted her wholeheartedly.

Magical and heroic, Sylvia is, with twinkle in eye, and grounding in humor.

Thank you .

A gem.

A most absolutely lovely lady.

Thanks Sylvia......

In the background, the dog barking incessantly, provides a literary atmosphere that a great writer would fabricate. This interview is fantastic.

fascinating piece of history.

A wonderful charming and significant woman.

I have been looking for this interview for years! Thank you for posting. Do you have access to the end of the interview?

Fantastic to see this. Getting through the Paris occupation has lessons for us all in these days of 2020, I think.

Gosh Wat a lady ! Interesting from Baltimore at that! Salute

lol this is almost too insane. what a life! what a story!

Joyfully adding my voice to the many others who have commented and feel so blessed to watch and listen to this absolute gem of an interview. Yes, as @friendlyfirerighter 4645 said ... this woman is AMAZING ... THANK YOU MANUFACTURINGINTELLECT ... I do hope your collection is bringing you as much pleasure as it does to those who get to share in this library.

Wow!

Now we’re left with Kim Kardashian. Oh to be born in the early 1900s…not withstanding the poverty, syphilis and two world wars…but what the hell, Sylvia Beach survived it!

What a wonderful woman!!!!!

Fascinating