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Winner Of The Pulitzer Prizefinalist For The Lambda Literary Awardfinalist For The Pen/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award For Biographynamed One Of The Best Books Of The Year By: O Magazine, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Seattle Timesthe Definitive Portrait Of One Of The American Centurys Most Towering Intellectuals: Her Writing And Her Radical Thought, Her Public Activism And Her Hidden Private Faceno Writer Is As Emblematic Of The American Twentieth Century As Susan Sontag. Mythologized And Misunderstood, Lauded And Loathed, A Girl From The Suburbs Who Became A Proud Symbol Of Cosmopolitanism, Sontag Left A Legacy Of Writing On Art And Politics, Feminism And Homosexuality, Celebrity And Style, Medicine And Drugs, Radicalism And Fascism And Freudianism And Communism And Americanism, That Forms An Indispensable Key To Modern Culture. She Was There When The Cuban Revolution Began, And When The Berlin Wall Came Down; In Vietnam Under American Bombardment, In Wartime Israel, In Besieged Sarajevo. She Was In New York When Artists Tried To Resist The Tug Of Moneyand When Many Gave In. No Writer Negotiated As Many Worlds; No Serious Writer Had As Many Glamorous Lovers. Sontag Tells These Stories And Examines The Work Upon Which Her Reputation Was Based. It Explores The Agonizing Insecurity Behind The Formidable Public Face: The Broken Relationships, The Struggles With Her Sexuality, That Animatedand Underminedher Writing. And It Shows Her Attempts To Respond To The Cruelties And Absurdities Of A Country That Had Lost Its Way, And Her Conviction That Fidelity To High Culture Was An Activism Of Its Own.Utilizing Hundreds Of Interviews Conducted From Maui To Stockholm And From London To Sarajevoand Featuring Nearly One Hundred Imagessontag Is The First Book Based On The Writers Restricted Archives, And On Access To Many People Who Have Never Before Spoken About Sontag, Including Annie Leibovitz. It Is A Definitive Portraita Great American Novel In The Form Of A Biography.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Sontag: Her Life and Work'? A: The book provides a comprehensive portrait of Susan Sontag, exploring her writing, radical thoughts, public activism, and personal challenges, illustrating her influence on modern culture.
- Q: Who is the author of this biography? A: The biography is written by Benjamin Moser.
- Q: How many pages does this book have? A: The book contains 832 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: This edition of the book is hardcover.
- Q: When was 'Sontag: Her Life and Work' published? A: The book was published on September 17, 2019.
- Q: Is this book a finalist for any awards? A: Yes, it was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography.
- Q: Does this book include images? A: Yes, the book features nearly one hundred images throughout its pages.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: The book is categorized under Criticism.
- Q: Is this book suitable for readers interested in feminist literature? A: Yes, the book delves into Sontag's contributions to feminism and her views on sexuality, making it relevant for readers interested in feminist literature.
- Q: What makes this biography unique? A: This biography is unique as it is based on Sontag's restricted archives and includes insights from hundreds of interviews with people who knew her, offering a definitive look at her life.