Asked about the Dutch reading habits, Remmers explains, “I think that the Dutch people like to read very much; they’re very versatile in their reading. The crime novels are very popular.” He adds, “Our English section sells very well. I think it has to do with a lot of people coming from Maastricht University who tend to read a little more in English.”
The Dutch, the students, and the expatriates certainly constitute a unique and vibrant reading culture in Maastricht. Appropriately, they all now have an equally splendid place to congregate.
对于一座城市来说,一间有八百年历史却没有教众聚会的教堂能拿来干什么呢?嗯,可以模仿荷兰人,把它改建成一座图书的殿堂。马斯特里赫特市的多明我老教堂不久前还被用来存放自行车,但经过一群荷兰建筑师的彻底翻修之后,它摇身一变竟成了或许是有史以来最美的书店之一。
希莱克斯多明我书店高高耸立于市中心。这座建于13世纪的哥特式教堂为纷至沓来的参观者们展现的是高得惊人的天花板、宏伟的中殿和华美的装饰,并为人们提供了表达崇敬的机会:景仰的不是上帝的伟大圣坛,而是琳琅满目的文学著作。
英国久负盛名的《卫报》把希莱克斯多明我书店列入“全球十佳书店”,使之迅速成为马斯特里赫特市的旅游胜地之一。“《卫报》的那篇文章发表过后,这地方就人满为患了,”书店总务处主任威廉•雷默斯如是说。
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