Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Multicultural Booksellers


I am not sure how relevant this is to our class but when I was walking around Oxford today, I found this small independent bookstore and cafe. They say that they sell primarily alternative culture fiction. The thing that I found really interesting about it is that right down the road is the home of Oxford University Press that primarily publishes and sells classics and educational reading. The juxaposition between these two bookselling worlds is intriguing and just goes to show how every facet of human life has aspects of multiculturalism, even bookselling in Oxford.

4 comments:

  1. This looks really interesting, where is it?

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  2. Pardon me, but what does "alternative culture fiction" mean?

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  3. It is north several blocks and just west of Magdalene Street . And Mitchell, the owners didn't even have a cash register. "Alternative culture fiction" is the kind of genre enjoyed by people who own more than one item of Bob Marley memorabilia.

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