Object lessons

Zola’s vivid characters blew his theories off course

WINDINGS NO STRAIGHT ROAD TAKES YOU THERE ...

Why books that became beloved classics struggled to find their way into print

TRICKS LITERARY ILLUSIONS Performance magic and Victorian ...

ADMISSIONS SHADOW WORK Loneliness and the literary ...

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM