About the Book:About the Author: Brassa (born Gyula Halsz, 1899-1984) was a photographer, journalist, and author of many photographic monographs and literary works, including Letters to My Parents, Conversations with Picasso, and Proust in the Power of Photography. Jane Marie Todd has translated a number of books, including Conversations with Picasso by Brassa, Largesse by Jean Starobinski, and The Forbidden Image by Alain Besanon.