Cette série offre un aperçu intime de l'esprit de l'une des intellectuelles les plus influentes du XXe siècle. À travers ses écrits personnels, les lecteurs explorent ses pensées profondes sur l'art, la politique, la philosophie et sa vie personnelle. C'est un voyage fascinant dans les profondeurs de son intellect et un témoignage de l'époque qu'elle a façonnée. Les lecteurs acquièrent une perspective unique sur sa personnalité complexe et son héritage durable.
Presents excerpts from the early writings of the author, with reflections on her meetings with influential writers and intellectuals, her literary ambitions, and her criticisms of other writers.
A Financial Times Best Book of 2012 From the turbulent years of her trip to Hanoi at the peak of the Vietnam War to her time making films in Sweden and up to the eve of the 1980 election, As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh documents the evolution of an extraordinary mind. The 1966 publication of Against Interpretation propelled Susan Sontag from the periphery of New York City's artistic and intellectual milieu into the international spotlight, solidifying her place as a dominant force in the world of ideas. These entries are an invaluable record of the inner workings of one of the most inquisitive and analytical thinkers of the twentieth century.