Maxime Leroy, A Study of Authorial Illustration: The Magic Window

Maxime Leroy’s short study on writers’ own illustration has two parts and a conclusion. The twofold structure opens with a long dialogue, “A Conversation on Authorial Illustration” (p. 5-44), presents twelve case studies (p. 45-90), and briefly concludes with a few principles. The device of the inaugural interview is an appealing entry into the subject matter at hand. It starts with simple questions-cum-definitions and moves to more complicated ones, citing various examples and critical views...