The Writers

Portraits

Laura Wilson, Charles McGrath, Louise Erdrich

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English

Yale University
16 November 2022

Individual photographers; Photographs: collections; Photographs: portraits; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

Intimate photo essays of thirty-eight important writers, including Margaret Atwood, Gabriel García Márquez, Zadie Smith, and Colm Tóibín

“We’ve all seen writers on the dust jackets of their books. These portraits, it seemed to me, generally failed to convey either character or personality. Writers deserve better. I wanted to make compelling pictures that would stick in the mind’s eye.”—Laura Wilson

Inspired by the classic photo essays that once appeared in Life magazine, renowned photographer Laura Wilson presents dynamic portraits of thirty-eight internationally acclaimed writers. Through her photos and accompanying texts, she gives us vivid, revealing glimpses into the everyday lives of such luminaries as Rachel Cusk, Edwidge Danticat, David McCullough, Haruki Murakami, and the late Carlos Fuentes and Seamus Heaney, among others. Margaret Atwood works in her garden. Tim O’Brien performs magic tricks for his family. And Louise Erdrich, who contributes an introduction, speaks with customers in her Minneapolis bookstore. At once inviting and poignant, the book reflects on writing and photography’s shared concerns with invention, transformation, memory, and preservation. With 220 duotone images, The Writers: Portraits will appeal to fans of literature and photography alike.

By: Laura Wilson
Foreword by: Charles McGrath
Introduction by: Louise Erdrich
Imprint: Yale University
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 292mm, Width: 241mm,
ISBN: 9780300257786
ISBN 10: 0300257783
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 16 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laura Wilson is a photographer whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Vanity Fair, and the Washington Post, among others. Her books include Hutterites of Montana (Yale University Press, 2000), Avedon at Work: In the American West (2003), and That Day: Pictures in the American West (Yale University Press, 2015).

Reviews for The Writers: Portraits

"""In The Writers: Portraits, you'll find front-facing images of poignant intensity...But subjects are also seen informally, in their home milieu, often with friends or spouses.""—Damian Thompson, World of Interiors 'Holiday roundup'"