French bookstore's 'facebook' photos go viral

A series of creative "facebook" photos taken at French bookstore Librairie Mollat. [Photo/screen shot of Librairie Mollat's Instagram account].

PARIS: The bookstore Librairie Mollat in France is redefining the term "facebook".

A staff member brings the seductive cover of Charlaine Harris' True Blood to life. [Photo/screen shot of Librairie Mollat's Instagram account].

 

A series of creative photos posted on the bookstore's Instagram account combines book covers with readers or staff members' faces.

The book cover of The White Plain by Chinese writer Chen Zongshi and a reader's face come together seamlessly. [Photo/screen shot of Librairie Mollat's Instagram account].

 

The bookstore's literal "facebook" photos have created some amusing and odd illusions, earning it newfound fame on social media.

A creative photo taken at French bookstore Librairie Mollat. [Photo/screen shot of Librairie Mollat's Instagram account].

 

Its Instagram account has attracted 21,000 followers.

Librairie Mollat in Bordeaux, the first independent bookstore in France, has become a tourist attraction now and many people go to the bookstore to find a book that his or her face can match with perfectly.- China Daily/Asia News Network