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L'Hydre aux mille têtes

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L'Hydre aux mille têtes embodies the beautiful paradox of Cours Julien: a fiercely curated indie bookstore selling literature against gentrification while existing in one of Marseille's most gentrifying neighborhoods. Browse engaged essays, rare comics, and poetry with the occasional grumpy bookseller who knows her stuff.

Curated indie selection
Left-leaning literature
Rare comics & graphic novels
Cours Julien landmark

Tips

📚"the paradox of Marseille's bobos: how to gentrify a neighborhood while selling books against gentrification"
🖼️"those postcards of Marseille that pretend to be the capital are truly the most beautiful"
💡check for occasional public readings

L'Hydre aux mille têtes

96 Rue Saint-Savournin, 13001 Marseille, France

Upcoming at L'Hydre aux mille têtes

Friday, Jun 12
Rencontre avec Ritchy Thibault

Rencontre avec Ritchy Thibault

June 12 at 7pm

Ritchy Thibault brings lived Manouche experience to a vital conversation about anti-Romani racism in France. His book "Voleurs de poules!" traces the history of institutional discrimination against Traveler communities and connects this fight to resisting the far-right today.