"Esther Leslie soars where many of her contemporaries fall flat. In On Photography: Walter Benjamin, Leslie has produced an attractive, erudite, readable yet sophisticated work on Benjamin . . . Leslies stellar work may be described as comprising the most comprehensive treatment thus far of Benjamins engagement with photography . . . Leslie provides a substantial overview of Benjamin followed by short introductions to his diverse writings about photography, both published and unpublished. One of the novel features of this book is Leslies fine translation of Benjamins Short History of Photography (1931), which overlaps many of the ideas in his more famous work of art essay . . . Esther Leslies next turn in Walter Benjamin scholarship is to focus on him as storyteller, which is likely to yield books and articles at least as superb as her current work on Benjamin and photography." - Jewish Quarterly "A brilliant digest of Benjamins life . . . It draws on a mass of texts, including his accounts of a privileged Berlin upbringing and travel diaries. [ Leslie] presents a definitive portrait of Benjamin the materialist, lingers on his obsession with childrens books, and makes excellent use of German sources to detail his movements and finances." - The Independent
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