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.