Mood Indigo

The beloved French modern classic that inspired Michel Gondry''s new film, starring Audrey Tautou, is a jazzy, fantastical, tear-jerking tale of love and loss.

Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Girl falls ill on their honeymoon with a water lily on the lung, which can only be treated by surrounding her with flowers. Boy goes broke desperately trying to keep his true love alive. Mood Indigo by Boris Vian is a feverishly creative, melancholy romance set in mid-century Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Voted number ten on Le Monde''s list of the 100 Books of the Century, this iconic French novel has charmed and beguiled generations with its surreal, absurdist tale of a young couple''s struggle with fate. Vian''s avant-garde masterpiece blends dark humor, fantasy, and tragedy in a revolutionary, populist style that has made it a touchstone for bohemians, artists, and lovers for over fifty years. Now, with a major movie adaptation, Mood Indigo is poised to seduce many more readers around the world with its timeless story and unforgettable imagery.