I am writing this post from Porto, Portugal, home of Livraria Lello–the world’s most beautiful bookstore. The store was founded 150 years ago in 1869 and has been selling a variety of Portuguese language titles and translated works ever since.
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It is famous for its staircase, seen here:
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And also seen here:
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I was pleasantly surprised to find that it is also famous for its translated thriller offerings. This whole section was dedicated to some of my favorite authors: Lou Berney, Megan Abbott, Ragnar Jónasson…. and so many others.
I hope one day a Portuguese translated version of one of my books might grace these shelves!
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In the meantime, I’ll have to just keep looking up at the stained glass and wood ceilings and dreaming.
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Wow–that is one amazing bookstore! What a privilege for you to visit–and thank you for sharing!