In 1990 Herv? Guibert gained wide recognition and notoriety with the publication of " ? l'ami qui ne m'a pas sauv? la vie ( To the Friend Who Did Not Save My Life )." This novel, one of the most famous AIDS fictions in French or any language, recounts the battle of the first-person narrator not only with AIDS but also with the medical establishment on both sides of the Atlantic. Photography critic for Le Monde from 1977-1985, Guibert was also the...