Published by Le Point du Jour in 1998, De mala muerte is a compact bilingual French–Spanish photobook by Antoine d’Agata, with text by Paco Ignacio Taibo II. Its title places the book in a linguistic and cultural space shaped by Spanish as well as French, while the collaboration between photographer and writer indicates an encounter between photographic work and literary voice rather than a volume presented as images alone.

The book’s physical modesty is part of its identity: an eight-page paperback measuring approximately 18 by 12.5 centimetres. Such a concise format calls attention to selection, sequence, and the relation between image and accompanying text. With so little space, the book is encountered less as an expansive survey than as a tightly bounded publication—one whose scale invites close handling and repeated reading.

For collectors, De mala muerte deserves attention as an early published instance of d’Agata’s photographic authorship, issued by Le Point du Jour in a clearly defined bilingual edition. Its interest lies not in claims of scarcity or market status, which are not established here, but in the specificity of its construction: a short-form book joining d’Agata’s photography with Taibo II’s contribution and addressing readers across French- and Spanish-language contexts. The ISBN 9782912132031 identifies this 1998 publication and distinguishes it within the photographer’s bibliography.