With the picture book Just Faces, photographer Hartwig Klappert presents an impressive collection of portraits of international writers. At the literature festivals in Berlin (2002–2022), Odessa (2015–2019) and Leukerbad (2016–2019) he captured the faces of world literature, among them literary figures such as Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro and Herta Müller. Klappert's works are not fleeting snapshots but profound visual statements that hold the viewer spellbound. The volume is complemented by essays by Hubertus von Amelunxen, Eva Menasse and Sigrid Weigel, who reflect on the nature of the portrait and on the timeless fascination and mysteries of the human face. A gripping work that celebrates the art of great portrait photography.