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Her Life
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The definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most towering figures—her writing and her radical thought, her public activism and her private face.
Susan Sontag was our last great literary star. Her brilliant, serious mind combined with her striking image, her rigorous intellectualism and her ground-breaking inquiries into what was then seen as 'low culture'—celebrity, photographs, camp—propelled her into her own unique, inimitable category and made her famous the world over, emblematic of twentieth-century New York literary glamour.
Sontag is the first biography based on exclusive access to her restricted personal archives and on hundreds of interviews conducted with many people around the world who spoke freely for the first time about Susan Sontag, including Annie Leibovitz. It is a definitive portrait of an endlessly complex, dazzling woman; one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers, who lived one of its most fascinating lives.
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Benjamin Moser's biography of Susan Sontag is widely praised for its comprehensive and insightful portrayal, blending her public intellectual persona with her private life. Reviewers admire Moser's ability to present Sontag's complexities and contradictions, highlighting both her intellectual contributions and her tumultuous personal life. They commend his engaging writing style and nuanced analysis, which bring to life the vibrant and multifaceted character of Sontag, making it a compelling and detailed read.
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ISBN: 9780141977898
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 37.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 614g
Pages: 832
About the Author
Benjamin Moser is the author of Why This World- A Biography of Clarice Lispector, a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award. His work bringing Clarice Lispector to international prominence was recognized with Brazil's State Prize for Cultural Diplomacy. His most recent book, Sontag- Her Life, won the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Utrecht, in the central Netherlands.
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