Welcome to my personal library!

I have taken care to select for you works that I consider to be real treasures, each capturing the unique soul of this legendary and endearing district. These are my favorites, my must-haves. – those that I keep preciously and that I only lend to a few chosen ones… with a written promise to return them to me!

Whether you are in the middle of preparing for a stay in the Marais or simply nostalgic after strolling through its cobbled streets, These books are an invitation to prolong the wonder. Sit back, cup of tea in hand (or why not a glass of wine, let's not kid ourselves), and let yourself be transported.

Excellent reading and a good literary journey to the heart of the Marais !

Le Marais by Danielle Chadych

Le Marais, evolution of an urban landscape

By Danielle Chadych 

  • Guide

  • 638 pages

  • In French

  • Parigramme Editions

  • 2014

  • € 29

Le Marais, the essentials of heritage

Le Marais, the essentials of heritage

By Pierre Faveton and Bernard Ladoux

  • Beautiful book

  • 220 pages

  • Bilingual French/English

  • Massin Editions

  • 2014

  • € 25,90

Le Marais by Marianne Ström

Le Marais, living masterpiece of Paris

By Marianne Ström

  • Beautiful book

  • 316 pages

  • Bilingual French/English

  • Editions Michel de Maule

  • 2016

  • € 35

Notebooks from Paris, the islands and the Marais

Paris Notebook – The Islands and the Marais

By Michel Duvoisin

  • Beautiful book of watercolors

  • 120 pages

  • In French (few texts)

  • Equinoxe Editions

  • 2005

  • € 20

Le Marais unusual by Nicolas Jacquet

Neighborhood Guide Marais secret and unusual

By Nicolas Jacquet

  • Beautiful book

  • 180 pages

  • In French

  • Parigramme Editions

  • 2012

  • €12,92 (used)

Memory of the streets, Paris 3rd arrondissement

Memory of the streets, Paris 3rd arrondissement

By Meryam Khouya

  • Collection of old postcards

  • 192 pages

  • In French

  • Parigramme Editions

  • 2015

  • € 9,90

memory of the streets of Paris 4th arrondissement Marais

Memory of the streets, Paris 4rd arrondissement

By Anna Radwan

  • Collection of old postcards

  • 192 pages

  • In French

  • Parigramme Editions

  • 2015

  • € 9,90

Paris the Marais - delivered

Paris - Le Marais (bilingual edition French/English)

By Laurent Loiseau and Gilles Targat

  • Beautiful book

  • 256 pages

  • Bilingual French/English

  • Editions du Chêne

  • 2012

  • € 62,14

Le Marais - the Hidden Paris

Le Marais – the hidden Paris – a cultural exploration

By Denis Roubien

  • Guide

  • 138 pages

  • English

  • Denis Roubien editions

  • 2012

  • € 8,99

Paris transformed - the Marais 1900-1980

Paris transformed – the Marais 1900-1980

By Isabelle Backouche

  • Trial

  • 438 pages

  • In French

  • Creaphis Editions

  • 2019

  • € 20

The tears of the rue des Rosiers

The tears of the rue des Rosiers in Paris

By Alain Vincenot

  • Testimonials

  • 282 pages

  • In French

  • Editions des Syrtes

  • 2010

  • € 20

The Little World of Pletzl

Under the Parisian sky: the small world of Pletzl

By K. Benek

  • Roman

  • 312 pages

  • In French

  • Fabert Editions

  • 2021

  • € 22

Book A Small World Rue des Rosiers

Unusual chronicles of the Jewish quarter of Paris

By Gilbert Werndorfer

  • Collection of chronicles

  • 120 pages

  • In French

  • Bakbook Editions

  • 2018

  • € 13,72

Guide to Parisian Jewish heritage

Guide to Parisian Jewish heritage – the reference!

By Dominique Jarrassé

  • Guide

  • 240 pages

  • In French

  • Parigramme Editions

  • 2003

  • €13,29 (used)

History of the Jews of Paris

History of the Jews of Paris, from Chilpéric to Jacques Chirac

By Roger BERG

  • Historical essay

  • 400 pages

  • In French

  • CERF Editions

  • 1997

  • € 51,76

Bastille: Mysteries and Secrets of a State Prison

Bastille : mysteries and secrets of a state prison

By Jean-Christian Petitfils

  • History

  • 384 pages

  • In French

  • Taillandier Editions

  • 2024

  • € 11

La Colonne de Juillet and the place of the Bastille

The July Column and the Place de la Bastille

By Jean-François Decraene 

  • History and heritage

  • 64 pages

  • In French

  • Heritage Editions

  • 2019

  • € 14

The opera Bastille

Views of the Opera Bastille of Paris

By Christine Desmoulins

  • History and heritage

  • 68 pages

  • In French

  • Heritage Editions

  • 2018

  • € 14

Surviving in the Marais

Surviving in the Marais

Under the direction of Jean-Pierre Azéma

  • Trial

  • 544 pages

  • In French

  • Editions Le Manuscript

  • 2005

  • € 25,90

Marais gay, jewish swamp, a history of the community

Marais gay, Marais Jewish.

By David Caron 

  • Trial

  • 352 pages

  • In French

  • EPEL Editions

  • 2015 (reissue)

  • € 29

Gay neighborhoods Colin Giraud

Gay neighborhoods

By Colin Giraud

  • Trial

  • 336 pages

  • In French

  • University Presses of France

  • 2014

  • € 29

Welcome to the Marais

Welcome to the Marais

By Hughes Barthe

  • Strip cartoon

  • 96 pages

  • In French

  • Hachette Literature

  • 2008

  • € 36,39

My Father and I: The Marais and the Queerness of Community

The Marais and the Queerness

By David Caron 

  • Trial

  • 288 pages

  • English

  • Cornell University Press

  • 2009

  • € 29,02

« These books are suspended moments to prolong the magic of Marais. Take the time to savor them, page after page, and let yourself be carried away by the history and poetry of this unique neighborhood. If you are particularly interested in le Marais LGBTQI+ and gay Paris, here is my most complete selection of works on this theme here »

Julien Dumarais, your best advisor for a perfect stay in the Marais - julien@mymarais.paris