“Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.”
― Douglas Adams

 

Celebrated Filmmaker Spike Jonze and Designer Olympia Le-Tan Co-create a love story to Books and the old cartoons where book covers come to life on the shelves of famed Parisian bookstore Shakespeare and Company.

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Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side) 

The star-crossed love story of a klutzy skeleton and his flame-haired amour plays out amidst Le-Tan’s illustrations of iconic first-edition book covers. “It’s such a beautiful and romantic place,” offers Le-Tan of the antiquarian bookstore. “The perfect setting for our story!”