About the Author

Brassai (born Gyula Halasz, 1899-1984) was a photographer, journalist, and the author of many photographic monographs and literary works, including Brassai: Letters to My Parents, Conversations with Picasso, and Proust in the Power of Photography. Jane Marie Todd has translated a number of books, including Conversations with Picasso by Brassai, Largesse by Jean Starobinski, and The Forbidden Image by Alain Besancon.