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Under the sign of Saturn

by Susan Sontag

This collection of essays from 1972 to 1980 examines art, history, and language. It features critical analyses of fascist aesthetics and the films of Leni Riefenstahl, alongside personal explorations of death and the act of writing.

Accession 28873 ISBN 0394747429 Publisher Vintage Books
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