by Susan Sontag
First published 2007
In her final years, acclaimed essayist Susan Sontag reflects on the liberating power of literature and the ethical imperative of political resistance. From the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin to literary giants like Nadine Gordimer, Sontag considers writers who expand our moral horizons. She also fearlessly confronts the moral quagmire of post-9/11 America, from degraded rhetoric to the horrors of Abu Ghraib. Sontag's incisive intelligence and expressive brilliance cement her legacy as one of the 20th century's most vital thinkers.
Genres: essays, american-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir, criticism, 21st-century, activism, academic
Vibes: intimate, lyrical, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-imperative
Setting: Abu Ghraib, Soviet Union
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
235 pages · Hardcover · Farrar, Straus and Giroux