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§Author· 3 books
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include "On Photography", "Against Interpretation", "Styles of Radical Will", "The Way We Live Now", "Illness as Metaphor", "Regarding the Pain of Others", "The Volcano Lover", and "In America".
Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or travelling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about photography, culture and media, AIDS and illness, human rights, and communism and leftist ideology. Although her essays and speeches sometimes drew controversy, she has been described as "one of the most influential critics of her generation."
§All Books
Story of the Eye
Georges Bataille, 1928
54 ratings
Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Susan Sontag, 1964
20 ratings
Summer in Baden-Baden
Leonid Tsypkin, 1981
§ About Susan Sontag's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 3
- Published
- 1928–1981
- Average rating
- 3.5 / 5 across 74 ratings
- Genres
- Education, Erotic Literature, Erotic Stories, French Fiction
Start here: Story of the Eye (1928)
A pornographic fantasy in which the young male narrator and his lovers Simone and Marcelle embark on a sexual quest involving sadism, torture, orgies, madness and defilement, culminating in a final act of transgression.
Common questions about Susan Sontag
- Who is Susan Sontag?
- Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or travelling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about photography, culture and media, AIDS and illness, human rights, and communism and leftist ideology. Although her essays and speeches sometimes drew controversy, she has been described as "one of the most influential critics of her generation."
- What is Susan Sontag best known for?
- Susan Sontag is best known for Story of the Eye, published in 1928 with 54 ratings and a 3.4 average. It is the most-rated of Susan Sontag's books on SansFiction.
- How many books has Susan Sontag written?
- SansFiction lists 3 books by Susan Sontag, published between 1928 and 1981. The most popular are Story of the Eye, Against Interpretation and Other Essays and Summer in Baden-Baden.
- Which Susan Sontag book should I read first?
- Story of the Eye is the usual place to start: it is Susan Sontag's most-rated book here, with a 3.4 average.
- What genres does Susan Sontag write?
- Susan Sontag's books on SansFiction are tagged Education, Erotic Literature, Erotic Stories and French Fiction.
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