Publisher/Robert Delpire

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This is a collection of works by René Bri (1933–2014), a leading Swiss photographer. (Translated by: German). Bri, a central photographer for Magnum Photos, covered the world, capturing iconic figures of the 20th century, including a portrait of Che Guevara with a cigar in his mouth, as well as Picasso, Giacometti, and Le Corbusier. In his later years, he also collaborated with Comme des Garçons. This book is one of the most important works representing his career, documenting post-World War II Germany over a long period, revealing the state and people in the process of reconstruction through the contrast between the older generation burdened by the memories of war and the young people moving towards a new era, cities under East-West division, military tension, and the daily lives of citizens. The German edition was published in 1962 as "Die Deutschen," and this book is the first French edition published by Robert Delpire the following year, 1963. Following in the footsteps of Robert Frank's historically significant 1958 masterpiece, "Les Américains (The Americans)," Delpire's work employs a nearly identical format and design, combining a lengthy photo essay that interprets a nation through photographs with literary text. While Frank focused on postwar America, Bri turned his gaze to postwar Germany, making this a book that can be considered a counterpart. Furthermore, in the French edition, Jean Baudrillard, who would later become a leading figure in contemporary thought, was responsible for the selection and composition of the text. This is a masterpiece representing postwar European photography, also included in "The Photobook: A History Vol. 1."