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Reborn: Early Diaries 1947-1963
Susan Sontag
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Description for Reborn: Early Diaries 1947-1963
Paperback. A selection from Susan Sontag's diaries (from 1947-1963) that takes us from early adolescence though to when Sontag was in her early thirties. It is an honest self-portrait which is also a revealing account of an artist and critic being born. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
'In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could do to any person; I create myself'
Intimate, vulnerable and unsparing, Reborn bears witness to the evolution of Susan Sontag.
With entries dating from 1947-1963, the first instalment from Susan Sontag's diaries charts her ascension from early adolescence to her early thirties. Unabashed, though thoroughly self-reflective, Sontag's diaries reveal the inner workings of her mind, her insecurities and her passions. This compelling account of the evolution of America's greatest post-war intellectual allows us to behold the moral and political awakening of the artist and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141045191
SKU
V9780141045191
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About Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag was born in Manhattan in 1933 and studied at the universities of Chicago, Harvard and Oxford. Her non-fiction works include On Photography, Regarding the Pain of Others and At the Same Time. She was also the author of four novels, including The Volcano Lover and In America, as well as a collection of stories and several plays. She ... Read more
Reviews for Reborn: Early Diaries 1947-1963
Fascinating. One can feel Sontag's mind beginning to ripen and bloom, and the full force of the intellectual originality that would be her hallmark emerging
Guardian
Inspirational. Sontag shows us not just the importance, but the exhilaration of being earnest
New Statesman
A fascinating document of her apprenticeship, charting her earnest quest for education, identity, and ... Read more
Guardian
Inspirational. Sontag shows us not just the importance, but the exhilaration of being earnest
New Statesman
A fascinating document of her apprenticeship, charting her earnest quest for education, identity, and ... Read more