This Automaker Turned Its Owner's Manual Into a Beautiful Work of Prose, Poetry and Art

Getting mileage out of a forgotten bit of media

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If your car manual were an entertaining work of fiction filled with pretty illustrations, you might be more inclined to read it.

That, at least, is the hope behind a new marketing stunt from Romanian auto brand Dacia. This November, the company celebrated its 10th year sponsoring the Gaudeamus book fair by commissioning 30 writers and artists to transform its driver's manual into a work of prose and poetry.

The resulting publication turns dry—if important—chapters like "Tools," "Dashboard," "Child's Security" and "Safety Belt" into pieces that traverse genres from science fiction to romance, with every story illustrated accordingly.

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