Jean Frémon, born in 1946, has published numerous novels and books in France, including Le Jardin botanique (P.O.L., 1988), Le Signe mendiant (P.O.L., 1991), L'Ile des Morts (P.O.L., 1994), La Vraite nature des ombres (P.O.L., 2000).
He has written essays on contemporary artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Jannis Kounellis, David Hockney, Robert Ryman, Sean Scully and Antoni Tapies.