Publisher/Robert Delpire

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"D'une Chine à l'autre" is a photobook by French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004). Bresson, who co-founded Magnum Photos in 1947 and left a significant mark on 20th-century photography with his concept of the "decisive moment," captured this historical record in China between 1948 and 1949. While set against the backdrop of a turbulent era from the collapse of the Kuomintang regime to the establishment of New China, the photographs in this book do not focus on political events themselves, but rather on the quiet gaze directed at individual people: those gathered in markets, the everyday lives of street corners, refugees, soldiers, and children. The preface was written by Jean-Paul Sartre, a leading existentialist philosopher, offering an intellectual perspective on understanding Chinese society. Editing and publishing were handled by Robert Delpire, a renowned editor who spearheaded post-war French photobook culture, resulting in a high-level fusion of photographs, text, and book design. This is one of Cartier-Bresson's representative early photobooks, where the history of photography, publishing, and intellectual history intersect. The text is in French.