{"product_id":"herve-guibert-the-only-face-paperback","title":"Hervé Guibert: The Only Face - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerve Guibert\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eChristine Pichini\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new edition of one of only two photobooks that Guibert published in his life, reissued here for the first time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis photobook by Hervé Guibert, \u003ci\u003eThe Only Face\u003c\/i\u003e, is not a novel in the traditional sense but is nonetheless filled with characters, settings and mystery. It starts with bodies--their faces either eclipsed or out of frame--before unleashing a bravura sequence of portraits: friends, lovers, family and Guibert himself. As the book approaches its finale, his subjects are obscured and then disappear completely, leaving behind the objects they touched, until even those vanish, leaving only light.\u003cbr\u003eMost of the photographs in \u003ci\u003eThe Only Face\u003c\/i\u003e were taken on Guibert's European and American travels, but their settings are, with few exceptions, small private interiors. The effect is an inwardness that communicates Guibert's deep affinity with his subjects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Only Face\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in Paris in 1984, is the second and final photobook Guibert published in his lifetime (preceded by the photo-novel \u003ci\u003eSuzanne and Louise\u003c\/i\u003e, also reissued in English by Magic Hour Press). This new edition presents Guibert's photographs in their original sequence, with his titles and introductory text translated by Christine Pichini and a new cover by the artist Marc Hundley.\u003cbr\u003eFrench writer and photographer \u003cb\u003eHervé Guibert\u003c\/b\u003e (1955-91) was the author of 25 books, beginning with \u003ci\u003ePropaganda Death\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), a fictional memoir in the tradition of Georges Bataille, Jean Genet and the Marquis de Sade. His best-selling novel \u003ci\u003eTo the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) was inspired by his long friendship with Michel Foucault and the two men's experiences living with AIDS, which tragically ended Guibert's life at the age of 36.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.4 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154464243775,"sku":"9781738901357","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/hIb7_MlKSu9781738901357.webp?v=1776957025","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/herve-guibert-the-only-face-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}