Got a book in your bag? Louis Vuitton opens Paris literary salon

Literature and luxury-goods lovers, get thee to Paris. Louis Vuitton is opening a literary salon and gallery there today, organized around the theme “L’Ecriture est un Voyage� -- in English, “Writing is a Journey.� Art is on the walls, books are for sale and literary conversations are on the calendar.

The exhibit includes Ed Ruscha’s “On the Road� works, inspired by and derived from Jack Kerouac’s classic road novel. The exhibit and salon are temporary; they’ll remain open only through Dec. 31.

Until then, the salon plans to hold weekly literary conversations -- apparently about books and art with a traveling bent, Le Figaro reports. Artist Marie-Ange Guilleminot and actress Juliette Gréco are among those who will headline the conversations.

The salon is located in a neighborhood with a long literary history, at 170 Boulevard Saint-Germain. WWD explains that it is “Situated between Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots -- two storied cafés whose famous habitués included Ernest Hemingway, Simone de Beauvoir and Albert Camus.�

After the salon is over, the location will become part of an expanded Louis Vuitton boutique. The space was previously occupied by a jeweler and La Hune, a historic Paris bookstore.

Never fear; La Hune has survived. It has moved to a corner a block away. The nearby bookstore will come in handy; some guests at the Louis Vuitton literary salon may be looking for books about something other than travel.

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