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Susan Sontag

by Jerome Boyd Maunsell

Drawing on her extensive diaries, this biography provides an intimate portrait of Susan Sontag's private life and public career. It traces her intellectual development and diverse work as a novelist, critic, and filmmaker against a twentieth-century backdrop.

Accession 9188 ISBN — Publisher Reaktion
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