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Susan Sontag

16 Jan 1933 - 28 Dec 2004

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, Styles of Radical Will, The Way We Live Now, Illness as Metaphor, Regarding the Pain of Others, The Volcano Lover, and In America.

Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or travelling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about photography, culture and media, AIDS and illness, human rights, and communism and leftist ideology. Although her essays and speeches sometimes drew controversy, she has been described as "one of the most influential critics of her generation."

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  • Cover of: Illness as metaphor

    First published in 1978 18 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition illnessasmetapho00sont Cover of edition illnessasmetapho00sont Cover of edition illnessasmetapho00sont_0 Cover of edition illnessasmetapho0000sont Cover of edition illnessasmetapho00sont_695
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  • Cover of: On photography

    First published in 1977 16 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition onphotography00sont Cover of edition onphotography0000sont_l9h0 Cover of edition onphotography00sont_847 Cover of edition sobrelafotografi00sont Cover of edition onphotography0000sont
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  • Cover of: Death kit.

    First published in 1967 16 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition deathkitnovel0000sont Cover of edition deathkit00sont
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  • Cover of: The benefactor: a novel.

    First published in 1963 13 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition benefactornovel0000sont Cover of edition benefactor00sont Cover of edition benefactornovel00sont_0
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  • Cover of: Styles of radical will

    First published in 1969 11 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition stylesofradicalw00sont
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  • Cover of: Regarding the pain of others

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  • Cover of: The Volcano Lover: A Romance

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  • Cover of: In America

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  • Cover of: Against interpretation: and other essays

    First published in 1966 9 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: In America: a novel

    First published in 2000 8 editions in 3 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition vamerike0000sont Cover of edition inamericanovel00sont Cover of edition inamericanovel00sontrich Cover of edition inamericanovel00sontrich
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  • Cover of: Against interpretation and other essays

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  • Cover of: I, etcetera: Susan Sontag.

    First published in 1978 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition ietcetera0000sont_s2q6 Cover of edition ietcetera00sont Cover of edition ietcetera0000sont
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  • Cover of: Where the stress falls: essays

    First published in 2001 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition wherestressfalls00sont
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    First published in 1993 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: AIDS and its metaphors

    First published in 1989 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition aidsitsmetaphor000sont
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  • Cover of: I, Etcetera

    First published in 1793 4 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 2003 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: At the same time: essays and speeches

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    First published in 1970 4 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Criticism, Essays (single author), History, Modern Literature, Social aspects, Sontag, susan, 1933-2004, Fiction, short stories (single author), Authors, biography, History and criticism, Metaphor, AIDS (Disease), American essays, Artistic Photography, Fiction, general, American Authors, Authors, american, Fiction, historical, Literature, modern, history and criticism, 20th century, National Book Award Winner, Photography, Photojournalism, Tuberculosis, War and society
Places
United States, Italy, Naples (Italy), Vesuvius (Italy), California, Hanoi (Vietnam), Italia, Naples, North Vietnam, Nápoles (Italia), Poland, Vesubio (Italia), Vesuvius
People
Susan Sontag (1933-2004), Horatio Nelson Nelson Viscount (1758-1805), Susan Sontag (1933-), William Hamilton Sir (1730-1803), Emma Hamilton Lady (1761?-1815), Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (1935-), Agnes Martin, Akke Alma, Albita, Alexandria Trower, Alice James (1848-1892), Alice Waters, Alison Estabrook, Angie Idrogo, Ann Hamilton, Ann Richards, Anna Deavere Smith, Antonin Artaud (1896-1948), Asabi Romera Henderson, Barbara Boxer, Barbara Bush, Barbara Walters Martha Stewart, Betty Ford, Blythe Danner, Brooke Astor
Time
20th century, 1734-1860, 19th century

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February 19, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
July 10, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import