All booked up part 1
In the first of our two part look at English language books on the island we focus on Nicosia and Limassol and find four treasure troves that will keep book worms happy for hours
PUBLIC
The Greek company PUBLIC was created around three years ago with the aim of combining three types of shops into one, offering electronic equipment, CDs and DVDs and books all in one place. The Cyprus branch opened a year ago in the Mall of Cyprus and is run by manager Andreas Payiasis. The company’s philosophy is for customers to enjoy themselves when visiting the shop and this is promoted by offering listening stations where you can sample the music and areas where you can sit and browse the books to ensure you will leave with the best selection possible.
Address: Mall of Cyprus, 3 Verginas street, Strovolos, Nicosia
Telephone number: 22782542
Opening hours: daily 9.00am -7.30pm, Wednesday 9.00am-3.00pm and Saturday 9.00am-7.00pm (extended hours begin in December).
Categories of books stocked: a wide range of subjects
New releases:
1. Brisingr, by Christopher Paolini, hardcover, €25.50
2. The Return, by Victoria Hislop, €17.70
3. Seaside Interiors 2, Angelika Taschen (ed.), €29.90
4. The Quest by Wilbur Smith, €24.40
5. Duma Key by Stephen King, €8.10
Best sellers:
1. Bond on set by Greg Williams, €41.70
2. Vertigo Encyclopedia by Alex Irvine, €27.50
3. Phaidon Atlas 21st century Architecture by Phaidon eds., €150.00
4. The island by Victoria Hislop, €8.90
5. Paradise Lost by John Milton, €15.37
Recommendations:
1. Le Corbusier le Grand by Phaidon eds., €173.30
2. Arts and Architecture by David Travers, 1945-1955 €500.00
3. 100 All-time Favourite movies, Jurgen Muller (ed.) €39.90
4. Jazz Life by Joachim E. Berendt, €49.90
5. Klimt by Gottfried Fliedl €9.90
MOUFFLON:
Situated just outside the capital’s Venetian walls the bookshop was first established in 1967 by Jirayr Keshishian. It fulfilled the need for a general, English - and other European languages - bookshop in Nicosia. In 1995, Moufflon was taken over by Ruth Keshishian who continues to lovingly run the bookshop today. It stocks a rich selection of books, has a dedicated corner in the store for exhibiting artists’ books and holds an annual fair for used, mint, and out-of-print books on all subjects.
Address: 1 Sofouli street, 1096, Nicosia
Telephone number: 22665155
Opening hours: daily 9.30am - 6.30pm, Wednesday 9.30am - 2pm, Saturday 9.30am - 3pm
Categories of books stocked: A wide range of subjects. Also stocks out-of-print books; used books; mint condition books; first editions and signed copies.
1. A-X, a story in Letters by John Berger, hardback, €23.00
2. The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie, hardback €32.00
3. 100 All-Time Movies by Jurgen Muller, hardback, €51.00
4. A Year in Fashion by Pascal Morche hardback €43.00
5. Brisingr by Christopher Paolini, hardback, €50.00
1. Wallpaper City Guides €8.88
2. The Island Everyone Wanted, an illustrated history of Cyprus by Marina Christofides, illustrated by Eleni Lambrou, hardback, €25.00
3. Everyday Positive Thinking by Louise Hay, paperback, €10.75
4. The Royal Garden of Pefkou by William Woys Weaver, paperback, €9
5. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer, paperback, €12.55
1. Ledra Street by Nora Nadjarian, paperback, €13.50
2. The Orchids of Cyprus by Yiannis Christofides, paperback, €26.90
3. Rambling Around in Historic Cyprus by Geoff Fryatt, paperback, €12.60
4. Island of Cyprus, a photographic itinerary 19th / 20th century, Greek, French & English editions, paperback, €26.90
5. Letters written by Namindiu - 18th century Cyprus travel literature, hardback, €54.50
SOLONEION BOOK CENTRE:
The history of Soloneion book centre dates back to 1939 when it opened under the name Minerva in Ledras street by Sophia and Christodoulos Papadopoulos. One of its main missions even then was to bring English newspapers and books to the island. The bookshop was relocated to the Bridgehouse centre in 1969 and then in 1973 was taken over by Solon Papachristodoulou. Finally, in July 1995, having evolved and grown substantially over the years the bookshop moved to Byzandiou street under its current name. Soloneion book centre is run by a great team of booklovers who work together to offer customers a wide variety of English (and Greek) books.
Address: Byzandiou 24 Strovolos
Telephone number: 22666799
Opening hours: Daily 8.00am – 6.30pm, Wednesday and Saturday from 8am -2pm.
Categories of books stocked: A wide range of subjects
1. Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee €11.65
2. You've Been Warned by J. Patterson €14.35
3. Change of Heart - J. Picoult €12.55
4. Courageous Dreaming by A.Villoldo €17.95
5. The Widows of Eastwick by J. Updike €23.35
1. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne €21.60
2. The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shakaf €14.35
3. World Without End by Ken Follett €10.75 euro
4. Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella €10.75 euro
5. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini €10.75
1. The Appeal by John Grisham €8.40 euro
2. Exit Music by Ian Rankin €7.35 euro
3. Diary of a Bad Year by Jim Coetzee €11.65 euro
4. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin S. Sharma €17.95
5. Double Cross by James Patterson €14.35 euro
KYRIAKOU Bookshop Limassol
A second generation bookseller Kyriakos Kyriakou followed in the footsteps of his father, Pavlos Kyriakou who started out as a newsagent in Famagusta back in 1947. By 1974 when the Turkish invasion forced the family out of Famagusta the bookstore had grown considerably and was located in a very large and modern shop. Growing up Kyriakos Kyriakou had spent most of his free time helping out in his father’s shop thus gaining valuable experience for the future. While his father’s shop was lost after the invasion, Kyriakos opened his own bookshop in Limassol in 1978 having also acquired work experience at the prestigious Eleftheroudakis booksellers in Athens. Kyriakou Bookshop is part of the company K. P. Kyriakou (Books-Stationery) Ltd formed in 1979 and offers a rich selection of English and Greek books from many different genres and subjects.
Address: Panayides Building, 3 Griva Dighenis Avenue, Limassol
Telephone number: 25747555
Opening hours: Daily 8.00 am – 6.30pm, Wednesday and Saturday 8.00am - 1.30pm.
1. Just After Sunset by Stephen King, €34.10
2. Kate Moss: The Complete Picture by Laura Collins, €30.50
3. Jamie's Ministry of Food by Jamie Oliver, €44.85
4. Requiem by Robyn Young, €21.50
5. The London Encyclopaedia, Macmillan, €89.70
1. Marley & Me by John Grogan, €12.55
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, €10.75
3. The Appeal by John Grisham, €14.35
4. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, €21.55
5. Brida by Paolo Coelho €21.50
1. The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan, €19.70
2. Cool Hunting Green by Dave Evans, €23.30
3. The Return by Victoria Hislop, €23.30
4. 101 Dog Tricks by Kyra Sundance, €23.30
5. What Men Say, What Women Hear by Linda Papadopoulos, €21.50