He is beaten by his popular side digital

Seen across the street from Bagnolet, Merle Thrashers suggests a theatre or a House of culture. Crossing, seen the books in the shop window and we understand that it is a library, housed in a former garage. The beginning, the books explode across: rays libraries, well garnished tables... It revises its classics (for distribution): can it be that Robin Thrasher is a new cultural channel a mini-FNAC or a mini-Virgin That silly, the Robin is merely a neighbourhood bookstore which grew. The dream become a reality of a militant Parisian bookseller who saw great.

In 1999, Yannick Burtin has several years of business behind him. He lives not rue de Bagnolet, but borrows it all day by bus to go to his work, RADIUS books BHV of Rosny-sous-Bois. He is beaten by his popular side, digital. The vicinity of flock and bazaars does not make him afraid. The spirit, such as books, opens everywhere. It is 37 Street, in a former hardware store, that Robin Thrashers takes flight. Why this name It is close to the Père-Lachaise and the wall of the Federated... why not digging in "The time of the cherries" Merle Thrasher will give the tone of the place: insolence, the freedom to say and think. The bookseller adapts to at the outset to the sociology of this quarter of the 20th arrondissement. There are many children: there are illustrated books, BD and he must think about the school a RADIUS stationery. There are a lot of intellectuals also associative activists; so, it must be the place for good literature...

A forum

Five years later, Yannick Burtin begins to erode its brake. It would grow, but it cannot exclude the walls. It was then that is the opportunity to rent a former garage almost in ruins, located a few meters above, 51. It is not only to provide more space to the books, but also to strengthen the side "forum" of the library: on the ground floor is scheduled a meeting room for debates and lectures, on the second floor will be installed two associations the way of books, forming public reading; and initials, grouping of independent booksellers to cultural purpose.

After two years of gestation, which four months of work by the architect Pierre - Yves Gimenez, the new Robin was founded in February 2006: white walls which are written in fine giant black letters the name of the rays; metal structures apparent; a feeling of space and clarity a large comfortable to accommodate more than 30,000 nest references of books.

As soon as the door have been known that it is in a "library of creation", where literature premium. The tables at the entrance are drowning in developments, French and foreign novels favorite of booksellers (eight in total), who set records for their clients. Permanently about 50 books "coup de coeur" are highlighted with an explanatory note (hundreds of fact sheets are available on the website of the library). Robin does not practice the Collator, i.e. the mixture of larger sizes with pockets who have a specific RADIUS. You can afford the work of Céline in large or small format, according to his taste and his ways. Yannick Burtin has created or reinforced three departments: a "testing" RADIUS, centered on social criticism, a RADIUS "practical" (travel, food) and a "Gallery" section specialized in the modern and contemporary art, architecture and design. Even the stationery Ray plays the difference with "made in France" articles card craft and playful. One of the great strengths of Merle Thrasher is open seven days a week, including Sunday. The best day for discussions or meetings with authors, but also to drain a passing customer, in addition to aficionados of the neighbourhood. A flyer-poster "arty", "The speaker" which will upon re-entry September turn into real review critical gives the programme of events. Will leaving, it not forget to throw an eye on the beautiful shelves devoted to stories of travel... You have understood it: difficult to Gale to Robin...