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Founded in 1965, this is France's oldest Chinese bookstore. Browse novels, comics, and language textbooks across French, Chinese, English and more. The staff knows their stuff and loves to help.

France's oldest Chinese bookstore
curated Asian selection
expert multilingual staff
language learning hub

Tips

📚"My go to place whenever I'm looking for a book about or from Asian topics/writer"
🌏"great diversity and selection! Books from all around Asia"
🗣️staff speaks French, Mandarin, and English

Librairie Le Phénix

72 Bd de Sébastopol, 75003 Paris, France

Upcoming at Librairie Le Phénix

Thursday, Jun 11
Soirée remise du Prix Asie 2025 de l'ADELF

Soirée remise du Prix Asie 2025 de l'ADELF

June 11 at 6:30pm

Celebrate the best of Asian Francophone literature as ADELF crowns the Prix Asie 2025 winners. Twelve nominated works spanning novels, graphic novels, and essays compete for the prize, with authors Thuân, Anne Yvonne Guillou, and Marcel Cohen in attendance to share their stories.

Friday, Jun 12
Rencontre avec Sylvie Coëllier et Anny Lazarus autour de l'ouvrage "L'espace féminin dans la peinture chinoise"

Rencontre avec Sylvie Coëllier et Anny Lazarus autour de l'ouvrage "L'espace féminin dans la peinture chinoise"

June 12 at 6pm

Step into a conversation that reimagines centuries of Chinese art through a feminist lens. Art historians Sylvie Coëllier and Anny Lazarus discuss Wu Hung's groundbreaking book on how women have been depicted, centered, and sidelined in paintings from ancient tombs to Qing Dynasty canvases.

Saturday, Jun 13
Rencontre avec Alain Durel autour de son ouvrage "Samatha, la pratique de la sérénité : carnet de voyage au Sri Lanka"

Rencontre avec Alain Durel autour de son ouvrage "Samatha, la pratique de la sérénité : carnet de voyage au Sri Lanka"

June 13 at 5pm

Journey into Sri Lankan forest monasteries through the eyes of Alain Durel, a philosopher who traded acting for meditation retreats. His new book weaves travelogue with spiritual practice, exploring ancient Buddhism amid jungle hermitages and elephant reserves.