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Sylvia Beach

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American-born bookseller and publisher (1887-1962)

United StatesWritersLived 1887 to 1962 · aged 75
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Sylvia Beach, 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.

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Plaque at 12 Rue de l'Odéon, Paris VI, location of Shakespeare and Company, which reads "In 1922, at this location, Mlle. Sylvia Beach published Ulysses by James Joyce."Plaque at 12 Rue de l'Odéon, Paris VI, location of Shakespeare and Company, which reads "In 1922, at this location, Mlle. Sylvia Beach published Ulysses by James Joyce."

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1962 · aged 75
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23 languages

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