by Susan Sontag
First published 2017
In "Stories," Susan Sontag weaves a tapestry of urban experiences that reveal the hidden links between strangers. A young woman grapples with the fallout of a casual affair. An artist confronts the reality of her fading celebrity. A man navigates the alienation of modern life. Through these vivid, unsentimental portraits, Sontag illuminates the quiet dramas that shape our days, the small moments that reverberate in unexpected ways.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, interconnected-stories
Setting: Urban
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
272 pages · Hardcover · Hamish Hamilton UK