Prague Shopping

  1. Anagram

    A good spot to look for Czech works in translation, this excellent English-language bookshop is a community-minded place that organises film evenings.

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  2. Big Ben

    A small but very well-stocked English-language bookshop, with shelves devoted to a range of subjects including Prague reference books, travel, children's literature, science fiction, poetry and the latest bestsellers. Big Ben also sells English-language newspapers and magazines at the counter.

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  3. Kiwi

    This small specialist travel bookshop stocks a huge range of maps covering not only the Czech Republic but many other countries. It also has an extensive selection of Lonely Planet guidebooks.

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  4. Kubista

    Even for fans of the cubist style, this museum shop feels slightly austere and intimidating. It's all so artfully arranged, you feel scared to touch anything. Still, if you're interested in further exploring cubist buildings in Prague its pocket-sized guides are invaluable.

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  5. Palác Knih Neo Luxor

    Slightly musty though it is, Central Europe's largest bookstore is worth a browse, particularly for the fine basement selection of fiction and non-fiction in English, German, French and Russian, including Czech authors in translation. Elsewhere, there's Internet access, a café and international newspapers.

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  6. Shakespeare & Sons

    Though it stocks plenty of English novels, 'Shakes' is more than a bookshop - it's a congenial literary hangout, with a café (open till ) that regularly hosts poetry readings, author events and live jazz, and where you can settle down for a read over coffee and cakes.

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