Librería Pérgamo, Madrid, Spain
Librería Pérgamo is the oldest bookstore in Madrid, due to the gradual disappearance of other former oasis of the printed word. Founded in 1946 by Mr. Raúl Serrano, Librería Pérgamo entered the 21st century under the guidance of his daughters Lourdes and Ana, who upon retirement rented out the beloved space, which to this day continues to be read by many generations of readers, many of whom are still children who learned to read from its shelves during their childhood.
With the spirit of the old wood of its shelves intact, Pérgamo is a forest whose clearing comfortably accommodates up to 30 guests for book presentations, lectures, and discussions, as well as the daily festival of conversations and recommendations shared by visitors with the booksellers. Here, we discuss books and authors, whether they’re ghostwriters or young writers recently published for the first time. Here, we privilege the diverse and different genres of literature, and we offer a worthy selection of titles in history and other social sciences… and if we don’t have it, we’ll order it.
The team that sustains the vitality of an indispensable cultural space is guided by a love of books and reading, the flower of conversation, debate, and civilization whose salvation as a planet, in every country, and in every person, depends on the written word, on what we read—have read, and will read—in books.
Contact:
C. del Gral. Oráa, 24, Salamanca, 28006 Madrid
Website: pergamolibreria.es
Telephone: 647 56 83 52
Email: info@pergamolibreria.es
Instagram: @pergamo_lib
