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.