Love Storyin Public Places
Our goal was to promote the new book
One Day, by British author
David Nicholls. In Switzerland, the
German versionwas published by
Kein & Aber, a small and passionate publishing house. The book describes the lifelong relationship between two protagonists and the difficulties they face in admitting their love for each other. One day all over Zurich, a simple poster with a handwritten message appeared, signed by a mysterious
“Em.” Two days later, a reply to that message was discovered on the same
poster site. This time signed by “Dex,” only to be replied to a few days later by “Em.” The unfolding display of the cynical, yet humorous love messages during the days to come led to growing curiosity among those who saw them about the identity of the two lovers. After the identities of “Em & Dex” were revealed with a set of posters featuring the book title, the novel climbed up the bestseller list rapidly and made One Day “number one” in Switzerland.
