by Susan Sontag
First published 2012
Dive into Susan Sontag's inner world as she blossoms from a fledgling critic into a dominant force in the world of ideas. Trace her journey from the artistic fringes of 1960s New York to the global stage, where she grapples with Vietnam, filmmaking, and the stirrings of the Reagan era. This is an invaluable record of one of the 20th century's most inquisitive minds at the height of her powers.
Genres: biography, art, essays, literary-fiction, 20th-century, non-fiction, criticism, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: intimate, thought-provoking
Period: 20th Century
523 pages · Hardcover · Farrar, Straus and Giroux