Thomas Schlesser directs the Hartung-Bergman Foundation and is a professor at the École Polytechnique in Paris. He is an art historian and the author of numerous essays, including Faire rêver and Anna-Eva Bergman: vies lumineuses. The publication of his novel Mona’s Eyes, a finalist for the 2024 Grand Prix RTL-Lire Magazine Littéraire, Barnes & Noble’s Book of the Year, one of the best books of 2024 according to Vogue, and one of the 35 best books of 2024 according to Elle, has become a publishing sensation with 1,000,000 copies sold in 60 countries. In 2025, she was named Author of the Year at the Trophées de l’édition Awards.