Autoportrait

A Note on the Author and Translator

EDOUARD LEVÉ was born on January 1, 1965, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. A writer, photographer, and visual artist, Levé was the author of four books of prose—Œuvres, Journal, Autoportrait, and Suicide—and three books of photographs. He took his own life in 2007.

LORIN STEIN is editor of The Paris Review.