Philippe le libraire

This bookseller from Rue des Vinagriers in Paris tells us about the history of comics and illustration in France and talks about the project of his small bookstore near the Canal Saint Martin, one of the best known for its anarchy when it comes to containing thousands of commercial and independent titles and selling fanzines and originals by the artists themselves. We also spoke to Maïte , a former Philippe scholarship holder and part of the team of the Oh Les Beaux Jours! literary festival in Marseille.

Maïte lives in Marseille and is currently working for the literary fiction festival Oh Les Beaux Jours! where for six days they bring together more than a hundred authors and artists in a programme full of meetings, screenings, performances, concerts, book signings and interventions in public space. Maïte tells us about Philippe's bookshop, as she was his first scholarship holder. The vision of the person who shares a counter in the bookstore with Philippe helps us to understand how special this place is, and this project.