Portrait of the Writer: Literary Lives in Focus - Hardcover

Goffredo Fofi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0500517177 ISBN 13: 9780500517178

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

A photographic journey that spans the greats of contemporary literature, Portrait of the Writer is a collection of more than 250 images of the world s most renowned and revered writers, as immortalized by renowned photographers. The book features unforgettable images of 20th-century literary greats Ernest Hemingway, Jean-Paul Sartre, Thomas Mann, Marcel Proust, Samuel Beckett to the stars of today Haruki Murakami, Zadie Smith, Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan and many more. Portrait of the Writer offers a sweeping cast of literary characters, showcasing a stunning collection of photographs that are now part of our collective memory.

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Review:

Entries, on everyone from Apollinaire to Zadie Smith, are arranged alphabetically, creating a pleasing sense of randomness ... great. --The Sunday Times

For book lovers, Portrait of the Writer would make a great present. --The Evening Standard

These photos seem to contain a whole epoch ... the best offer intimacy and invite the onlooker in. --Prospect

...we can recommend it without hesitation. --Amateur Photographer

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0500517177
• ISBN 13: 9780500517178
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512