by Chi Shen If you read our last issue, you should now know where to go for your English language book shopping. A few of the same places, like Lailai Book, can also supply some of your second foreign language needs. But when you’re ready for serious European language and Japanese book browsing, you will want to try some of the following. First on the list is Central Books 中央出版社 (141, 2nd fl., Chungking South Road, Sec. 1; phone: 331-5726). Central Book has a complete selection of German, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin and Russian dictionaries, as well as other reference works, novels, and some magazines.
Closest to home for NTU Francophiles is the Euro Book Shop 歐洲書坊, at 6, 3rd fl., Hoping East Road, Sec. 1, near Roosevelt Road (phone: 369-5535). The Euro Book Shop has an impressive collection of novels and other literary works as well as language texts, dictionaries, and audio and video cassettes, in English and German as well as French. They also hold courses in conversational French on a variety of levels. The Euro Book Shop is offering a special 20% discount on literary works in French, German and English during the month of May, just for Foreign Exchange readers! Show them your copy of Forex or your NTU ID when you pay for your selections. If Taipei’s Eastern district is handier for you, head over to the Librairie Francaise Taipei 台北法國書局 (also known as Point France Livre) at 400, 4th fl., Pateh Road, Sec. 2 (phone: 776-1927), near the Adventist Hospital. Like the Euro Book Store, they have works in English and German as well as French, and they give French instruction. Or try Les E'ditions Chen 法語通進口書房, which has recently moved from its former Chungking South Road address to 8, 5th fl., Nanyang Street (phone: 388-0811). They are agent for Larousse classics and Folio modern literature and, like Central, they publish their own language textbooks and dictionaries. They also carry a full line of French magazines and technical works. On to Japanese: the largest and most visible source for Japanese books and magazines is The Q Book Center 永漢國際書局 chain. They have ten different locations around Taipei, and more in other cities islandwide. You can start with the one at 152, 4th fl., Chungshan North Road, Section 1 (phone: 531-3930), or at the Shinkong Mitsukoshi tower (66, 10th fl., Chunghsiao W. Rd, Sec. 1) across from the Taipei train station. Japanese-invested department stores are another good book source. Kinokuniya 伊紀國屋, which has branches in Sogo (45, 7th fl., Chunghsiao E. Rd, Sec. 4) and Dayeh Takashimaya 大葉高島屋 (55, 3rd fl., Chungcheng Road 忠誠路, Sec. 2, Shihlin) department stores, offers a dazzling selection of works in all fields in Japanese, Chinese and English. These stores tend, however, to be rather pricey. You can reach Kinokuniya’s main office at 776-5585. If you prefer the local product, stop by the Hung-ju-t'ang Bookstore 鴻儒堂 (19, 2nd fl., Kaifeng St., Sec. 1; phone: 311-3810), which publishes Japanese grammar and conversation texts, dictionaries, and tapes. Japanese novels are also available here, often a cut cheaper than at the department store shops. One last thought: before investing in expensive European or Japanese books, you might want to try the NTU library first, and save yourself both some NT dollars and a bit of shelf space! a
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