Dec, 2017 i n her essays, susan sontag spoke with one of the great, sure voices of the last century. How susan sontag influenced patti smiths reading life the new. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels. Blending realism and dream, susan sontag s second novel offers a passionate exploration of the recesses of the american conscience. Sep, 2011 i finally found it, a list id seen somewhere and kept. The benefactor, susan sontag s first book and first novel, originally published in 1963, introduced a unique writer to the world.
I longed to read them all, and the things i read of produced new yearnings. Susan sontag on why lists appeal to us, plus her listed likes and. Sontag has seemingly read everything, from sophocles to sartre, but. The truth of this is perhaps more evident in a susan sontag reader than in any of sontag s individual books. Journals and notebooks, 19641980 public library, was among the best psychology and philosophy books of 2012 and has already given us sontag s wisdom on writing, boredom, censorship, and aphorisms, her radical vision for remixing education, and. Pessoas book of disquiet, for example, there are many, many. When the first tristan, the tenor ludwig schnorr, fell ill after the first performances in munich in 1865, both he and wagner worried that it would be said that he had been laid low. To sontag, one of americas greatest cinephiles, film was that element of art that bestowed solace on reality. When i decided to search for famous writers favorite books, i read.
In the form of a memoir by a latterday candide named hippolyte, the benefactor leads us on a kind of psychic grand tour, in which hippolytes violently imaginative dream life becomes indistinguishable from his surprising experiences in the real world. Susan sontags astonishingly american nonfiction debut. Susan sontag was born in manhattan in 1933 and studied at the universities of chicago, harvard and oxford. Aug 15, 2014 susan sontag 19332004 was one of americas first celebrity intellectuals. Susan sontag is the author of four novels, the benefactor, death kit, the volcano loverand in americawhich won the national book award, 2000. In private, susan sontag was always passionate about lists. This classic collection of essays and criticism from the 1960s flatters the readers intelligence without being intimidating. May 08, 2018 sontags love of reading filled her otherwise sparse manhattan apartment with as many as fifteen thousand books, of which she wrote in her journals, my library is an archive of longings. In fact, susan sontags favourite author was shakespeare, and she was at pains to point out that she did not want to promote bleak modernism for its own sake. Recommended by susan sontag books mentioned by susan sontag in her books where the stress falls and reborn. Sontag, born susan rosenblatt on january 16, 1933, spent her first five years in new york living with her grandparents and being cared for by relatives until her father died of tuberculosis. Against interpretation, by susan sontag the independent. January 16, 1933 december 28, 2004 was an american writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She is also the author of i, etcetera, a collection of stories.
From her salon at the centre of the cosmopolis, marvellously at one with her books and her learning, she. Today we explore her films and her list of 50 favorite films. Susan sontag s favorite 20th century books discovered in translation of course, no translator is mentioned, and for a number of these. List of books and articles about susan sontag online.
Susan sontag, nee susan rosenblatt, born january 16, 1933, new york, new york, u. Susan sontag was a monster, of the very best kind aeon essays. Against interpretation and other essays susan sontag. The recently released volume of susan sontags diaries, as. Susan fucking sontag must have made a list of the greatestbestfavorite books ever. Susan sontag is one of the most cult authors i know. Buy a cheap copy of a susan sontag reader book by susan sontag. More than a commentator on her era, she helped shape it.
Susan sontags fans would each describe her a little differently. Democratic dreams and armed intervention, a bed for the night. Her best known works include on photography, against interpretation, styles of radical will, the way we live now. From her salon at the centre of the cosmopolis, marvellously at. She found refuge in books, feeling alone at a very early age and bored with her external environment. Meet extraordinary women who dared to bring gender equality and other issues to the forefront. Sontag is above all a writer, which is only to say that, though the form may differ, there is an essential unity in all her work. Blending realism and dream, susan sontags second novel offers a passionate exploration of the recesses of the american conscience. Claire lenoir, termed on the halftitle as the mysterious case of the discreet and. A few weeks ago i found myself scanning photographs of susan sontag into my screensaver file. Boring, like servile, was one of her favourite words, writes nunez in sempre susan 2011, recalling her time as sontags assistant and her son davids girlfriend. The recently released volume of susan sontags diaries, as consciousness is harnessed to flesh. Susan sontag s fans would each describe her a little differently.
David rieff is the author of swimming in a sea of death. She is the author of four novels, a collection of stories, several plays, and six books of essays, among them illness as metaphor and aids and its metaphors. A sons memoir and editor of the journals and notebooks of susan sontag, of which two volumes have appeared to date, and of the library of america companion volume susan sontag. Susan sontag on why lists appeal to us, plus her listed likes. Jun 06, 20 susan sontag 19332004 was a novelist, playwright, filmmaker, and one of the most influential critics of her generation. Feb 26, 2015 in an interview with foyles, british novelist zadie smith shares some of her favorite reads, including susan sontags collection styles of radical will i dont think many people would think. First published in 1967, death kit is a classic of modern fiction.
Susan sontag on why lists appeal to us, plus her listed. Over at pageturner, ive posted about susan sontags film criticism and the entries in her recently published journals that illuminate it one of these items is a fragment of a list, which i. Susan sontag 19332004 was one of americas first celebrity intellectuals. Susan sontag 19332004 was a novelist, playwright, filmmaker, and one of the most influential critics of her generation. Haha, i dont know if ive ever read anybody refer to susan sontag as just susan. Its not that you cant look forward anymore to new films that you can admire. Sontags love of reading filled her otherwise sparse manhattan apartment with as many as fifteen thousand books, of which she wrote in her journals, my library is an archive of longings.
A list of books recommended by american writer susan sontag, including work by goethe, dante, leo tolstoy, james joyce, henry james and. Another place where sontag is an ideal tour guide is this world historical museum of atrocity. Aug 25, 2001 susan sontag is the author of four novels, the benefactor, death kit, the volcano lover and in america, which won the 2000 national book award for fiction. Susan sontags favorite 20th century books discovered in translation of course, no translator is mentioned, and for a number of these. I was completely smitten by the book, she writes in her memoir, just kids. Over at pageturner, ive posted about susan sontag s film criticism and the entries in her recently published journals that illuminate it one of these items is a fragment of a list, which i. Susan sontag was a philosopher and critic best known for her essays aids and its metaphors, against interpretation, and. Notoriously, women tolerate qualities in a lovermoodiness, selfishness, unreliability, brutalitythat they would never. His many other books include at the point of a gun. Some writers supply the solid virtues of a husband. There are other writers in whom one prizes the gifts of a lover, gifts of temperament rather than of moral goodness. Susan sontag was an incandescent presence in american culture, whether as essayist, fiction writer, filmmaker, or political activist. I n her essays, susan sontag spoke with one of the great, sure voices of the last century.
No 16 against interpretation by susan sontag 1966 the novelists early essays provide the quintessential commentary on. Sontag s love of reading filled her otherwise sparse manhattan apartment with as many as fifteen thousand books, of which she wrote in her journals, my library is an archive of longings. This just has to have happened somewhere, but i cant find the list. No 16 against interpretation by susan sontag 1966 the guardian. Apr 26, 20 the recently released volume of susan sontags diaries, as consciousness is harnessed to flesh. Not just a voracious reader, she was also enamored with the act of rereading, and would regularly return to old favorites for new insights.
Susan sontag books list of books by author susan sontag. The cultureheroes of our liberal bourgeois civilization are. Whites fantastic 1969 meditation on the role and responsibility of the writer to elevate rather than lower down, sontag gives us her exquisite definition of the ideal writer. No 16 against interpretation by susan sontag 1966 the american novelists early essays provide the quintessential commentary on the 60s. As a critic, she became the most provocative and influential voice of her time. Feb 05, 2016 buy here you can find me here as well. Susan sontag was a writer, professor, literary icon, and political activist. A writer, i think, is someone who pays attention to the world. Others, speaking more grandly, might prefer to simply call her an intellectual. Susan fucking sontag must have made a list of the greatestbest favorite books ever. In an interview with foyles, british novelist zadie smith shares some of her favorite reads, including susan sontags collection styles of radical will i dont think. The writer selected a sampling of her work, meaning the choice both to reflect accurately a career and also.
Selections from the noted writers past books, arranged chronologically, include excerpts from her novels and short story collection, famous essays from the 1960s. Susan sontags astonishingly american nonfiction debut on what would have been her eightyfifth birthday, we look back at sontags iconic 1966 collection of essays, against interpretation january 16, 2018 by book marks. The truth of this is perhaps more evident in a susan sontag reader than in any of sontags individual books. I finally found it, a list id seen somewhere and kept. Apr 5, 2019 a list of books recommended by american writer susan sontag, including work by goethe, dante, leo tolstoy, james joyce, henry james and. Boring, like servile, was one of her favourite words, writes nunez in sempre susan 2011,recalling her time as sontags assistant and her son davids girlfriend. Im working off the list of the bibliography on the susan sontag. Jan 16, 2018 susan sontags astonishingly american nonfiction debut on what would have been her eightyfifth birthday, we look back at sontags iconic 1966 collection of essays, against interpretation january 16, 2018 by book marks. Her books include against interpretation, on photography, illness as metaphor, and the volcano lover. Her journals, now published in three volumes, are overflowing with listsmanifests that mention everything she learnt since she was sixteen.
In america by susan sontag and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Susan sontags 50 favorite films and her own cinematic. In an interview with foyles, british novelist zadie smith shares some of her favorite reads, including susan sontag s collection styles of radical will i dont think many people would think. The benefactor, susan sontags first book and first novel, originally published in 1963, introduced a unique writer to the world. She takes the reader i quote here from sontag s extensive wikipedia page, someone has really done the heavy lifting on this from goyas the disasters of war to photographs of the american civil war, lynchings of blacks in the south, and the nazi death camps, to contemporary horrific. May 23, 2012 over at pageturner, ive posted about susan sontags film criticism and the entries in her recently published journals that illuminate it one of these items is a fragment of a list, which i. Susan sontag wrote four novels, the benefactor, death kit, the volcano lover, and in america, which won the 2000 national book award for fiction. One of wagners favourite notions about his work was that only the strong could immerse themselves in it with impunity.
Jan 28, 2020 sontag, born susan rosenblatt on january 16, 1933, spent her first five years in new york living with her grandparents and being cared for by relatives until her father died of tuberculosis. The book of disquietfernando pessoa gargoylesthomas bernhard fatelessimre kertesz. Journals and notebooks, 19641980 public library, was among the best psychology and philosophy books of 2012 and has already given us sontags wisdom on writing, boredom, censorship, and aphorisms, her radical vision for remixing education, and. Reader lynore avery illustrates sontags favorite things. Susan sontag on literature and freedom brain pickings.
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