Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag has written at least 101 books. Their most popular book is Story of the Eye with 151 saves with an average rating of 3.28⭐.

Author Bio

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, filmmaker, philosopher, teacher, and political activist. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include *On Photography*, *Against Interpretation*, *Styles of Radical Will*, *The Way We Live Now*, *Illness as Metaphor*, *Regarding the Pain of Others*, *The Volcano Lover*, and *In America*.

Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or travelling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about photography, culture and media, AIDS and illness, human rights, and communism and leftist ideology. Although her essays and speeches sometimes drew controversy, she has been described as "one of the most influential critics of her generation."

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Story of the Eye

Story of the Eye
ByGeorges Bataille,Joachim Neugroschel(Translator)

1928 • 151 Readers • 144 pages 3.3

On Photography

On Photography
BySusan Sontag

1973 • 130 Readers • 224 pages 4

Against Interpretation

1964 • 97 Readers • 304 pages 3.8

Regarding the Pain of Others

2004 • 96 Readers • 117 pages 3.9

Notes on Camp

Notes on Camp
BySusan Sontag

1964 • 58 Readers • 55 pages 3.6

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors

1989 • 55 Readers • 128 pages 4.3

Reborn

#1 of 2 in Journals of Susan Sontag

Reborn
BySusan Sontag

2008 • 21 Readers • 318 pages 3.4

Epitaph of a Small Winner

Epitaph of a Small Winner
ByMachado de Assis,William L. Grossman(Translator)

1881 • 21 Readers • 236 pages 4

The Temptation to Exist

The Temptation to Exist
ByEmil M. Cioran,Richard Howard(Translator)

1956 • 17 Readers • 224 pages 3.7

Regarding the Pain of Others

2002 • 16 Readers • 146 pages 4.1

Against Interpretation and Other Essays

1964 • 15 Readers • 340 pages 3

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#2 of 3 in Rwanda

Machete Season: The Killers in Rwanda Speak
ByJean Hatzfeld,Linda Coverdale(Translator)

2003 • 15 Readers 4

As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980

#2 of 2 in Journals of Susan Sontag

2012 • 15 Readers • 542 pages 3

A Passion for Books

A Passion for Books
BySusan Sontag(Contributor),John Updike(Contributor)

1999 • 14 Readers • 355 pages 3

In America

In America
BySusan Sontag

2000 • 14 Readers • 432 pages

Styles of Radical Will

2013 • 13 Readers • 288 pages 4

Selected Stories

Selected Stories
ByRobert Walser,Christopher Middleton(Translator)

1982 • 12 Readers • 212 pages

Antonin Artaud, selected writings

Antonin Artaud, selected writings
ByAntonin Artaud,Helen Weaver(Translator)

1976 • 11 Readers • 720 pages 5

On Women

On Women
BySusan Sontag

2023 • 9 Readers • 184 pages 4.1

At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches

At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches
ByPaolo Dilonardo,Anne Jump,+2 more

2007 • 8 Readers • 256 pages 3.7

The Walk and Other Stories

The Walk and Other Stories
ByRobert Walser,Christopher Middleton(Translator)

1982 • 8 Readers • 204 pages 3

Summer in Baden-Baden

Summer in Baden-Baden
ByLeonid Tsypkin,Roger Keys(Translator),+1 more

1981 • 8 Readers • 188 pages

Death Kit

Death Kit
BySusan Sontag

1967 • 6 Readers • 320 pages 3

Writing Degree Zero

Writing Degree Zero
ByRoland Barthes,Annette Lavers(Translator),+1 more

1953 • 6 Readers • 112 pages 4

I, etcetera

I, etcetera
BySusan Sontag

1963 • 6 Readers • 256 pages

Artemisia

Artemisia
ByAnna Banti,Shirley D'Ardia Caracciolo(Translator)

1947 • 6 Readers • 248 pages 4

The Volcano Lover

The Volcano Lover
BySusan Sontag

1992 • 5 Readers • 419 pages

Essays of the 1960s & 70s

2013 • 4 Readers • 875 pages

Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from The New York Times

2001 • 4 Readers • 268 pages

Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963

#1 of 2 in Journals of Susan Sontag

2008 • 4 Readers • 349 pages 3.8

Under the Sign of Saturn: Essays

1980 • 4 Readers • 220 pages

Choroba jako metafora. AIDS i jego metafory

Choroba jako metafora. AIDS i jego metafory
BySusan Sontag,Jarosław Anders(Translator)

1989 • 3 Readers • 173 pages

Letters: Summer 1926

Letters: Summer 1926
ByBoris Pasternak,Marina Tsvetaeva,+4 more

1926 • 3 Readers • 380 pages

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Notes on 'Camp'
BySusan Sontag

3 Readers 4

Homo Poeticus: Essays and Interviews

Homo Poeticus: Essays and Interviews
ByDanilo Kiš,Susan Sontag

1993 • 2 Readers • 283 pages 4

Where the Stress Falls: Essays

2001 • 2 Readers • 376 pages

Davanti al dolore degli altri

Davanti al dolore degli altri
BySusan Sontag,Paolo Dilonardo(Translator)

2003 • 2 Readers • 160 pages

Ante el dolor de los demás

2003 • 2 Readers • 152 pages 3.5

Stories

Stories
BySusan Sontag

2017 • 2 Readers • 336 pages 2

As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Diaries, 1964-1980

#2 of 2 in Journals of Susan Sontag

2012 • 2 Readers • 544 pages

O fotografii

O fotografii
BySusan Sontag,Sławomir Magala(Translator)

1973 • 1 Reader • 256 pages

Estate a Baden-Baden

Estate a Baden-Baden
ByLeonid Tsypkin,Margherita Crepax(translator),+1 more

1981 • 1 Reader • 285 pages

The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Short Stories Since 1970

1999 • 1 Reader • 652 pages

The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970

1999 • 1 Reader • 652 pages 4

Antonin Artaud: Selected Writings

Antonin Artaud: Selected Writings
ByAntonin Artaud,Helen Weaver(Translator)

1976 • 1 Reader

A Barthes Reader

A Barthes Reader
ByRoland Barthes

1982 • 1 Reader • 534 pages 4

Another Beauty

Another Beauty
ByAdam Zagajewski,Clare Cavanagh(Translator)

1998 • 1 Reader • 215 pages

Portraits in Life and Death

Portraits in Life and Death
ByPeter Hujar(Photographer),Benjamin Moser(foreword)

1976 • 1 Reader

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#2 of 3 in Rwanda

Machete Season
ByJean Hatzfeld,Linda Coverdale(Translator)

2003 • 1 Reader 4

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L'affaire Toulaév
ByVictor Serge

1948 • 1 Reader

Sobre la fotografía

Sobre la fotografía
BySusan Sontag

1 Reader

The Benefactor

The Benefactor
BySusan Sontag

2013 • 1 Reader • 288 pages

A Susan Sontag Reader

A Susan Sontag Reader
BySusan Sontag

1982 • 1 Reader • 464 pages

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O Amante do Vulcão
BySusan Sontag

1992 • 1 Reader • 480 pages

Ao Mesmo Tempo

Ao Mesmo Tempo
BySusan Sontag

2007 • 1 Reader • 254 pages

Conversations with Susan Sontag

Conversations with Susan Sontag
ByLeland Poague,Susan Sontag

1995 • 1 Reader • 320 pages

Contra la interpretación

Contra la interpretación
ByHoracio Vasquez Rial(Translator),Susan Sontag

1966 • 1 Reader • 390 pages

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Planned book #1 of 2 in Journals of Susan Sontag

Diários 1947-1963
ByRubens Figueiredo(Translator),Susan Sontag

1 Reader • 344 pages

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1989 • 1 Reader • 70 pages 4

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Selected Writings
ByRoland Barthes,Susan Sontag

1982 • 1 Reader 3

Notes on "Camp"

Notes on "Camp"
BySusan Sontag

2019 • 1 Reader • 9 pages 5

Trước nỗi đau của người khác

Trước nỗi đau của người khác
BySusan Sontag,Chu Đình Cương(Translator)

2003 • 1 Reader • 200 pages

Contro l'interpretazione e altri saggi

Contro l'interpretazione e altri saggi
BySusan Sontag,Paolo Dilonardo(Translator)

1964 • 1 Reader • 420 pages

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#1 of 2 in Journals of Susan Sontag

2008 • 1 Reader

L'amante del vulcano

L'amante del vulcano
BySusan Sontag,Paolo Dilonardo(Translator)

1992 • 1 Reader • 496 pages

Das Leiden Anderer Betrachten

2003 • 1 Reader • 150 pages 2.5

Io, eccetera

Io, eccetera
BySusan Sontag

1963 • 1 Reader • 246 pages

Хвороба як метафора. СНІД та його метафори

1989 • 1 Reader • 162 pages

Contra la interpretación y otros ensayos

1964 • 1 Reader • 396 pages

Yoruma Karşı

Yoruma Karşı
BySusan Sontag,Osman Akınhay(Translator)

1964 • 1 Reader • 400 pages 3

Illness as Metaphor & Aids and Its Metaphors

1989 • 1 Reader • 180 pages

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1980 • 1 Reader • 95 pages

Über Fotografie

Über Fotografie
BySusan Sontag

1973 • 1 Reader • 201 pages

نظر به درد دیگران

نظر به درد دیگران
BySusan Sontag,احسان کیانی‌خواه(Translator)

2003 • 1 Reader • 163 pages 4

Standpunkt beziehen: Fünf Essays

1 Reader • 64 pages

Η γοητεία του φασισμού

Η γοητεία του φασισμού
BySusan Sontag,Γεράσιμος Λυκιαρδόπουλος(Translator)

1974 • 1 Reader • 88 pages 4

AIDS and Its Metaphors

1989 • 1 Reader • 95 pages

Reborn: Early Diaries, 1947-1963

#1 of 2 in Journals of Susan Sontag

2008 • 1 Reader

Debriefing: Collected Stories

2017 • 1 Reader • 320 pages 5

Women

Women
ByAnnie Leibovitz,Susan Sontag

1999 • 1 Reader

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The Way We Live Now
BySusan Sontag

1986 • 1 Reader • 30 pages

Смотрим на чужие страдания

Смотрим на чужие страдания
BySusan Sontag,Сьюзен Зонтаг

2003 • 1 Reader • 107 pages 5

Olhando o Sofrimento dos Outros

2003 • 1 Reader • 135 pages

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I, etcetera: Stories
BySusan Sontag

1963 • 1 Reader

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反对阐释
BySusan Sontag,苏珊·桑塔格,+1 more

1964 • 1 Reader • 321 pages

A Letter from Sweden

A Letter from Sweden
BySusan Sontag

1 Reader • 15 pages

La enfermedad y sus metáforas

1978 • 1 Reader • 208 pages

Co ważne

Co ważne
BySusan Sontag,Dariusz Żukowski(Translator)

2001 • 1 Reader • 440 pages

Contra a interpretação: e outros ensaios

1964 • 1 Reader • 389 pages

A Doença Como Metáfora / A Sida e as Suas Metáforas

1989 • 1 Reader • 188 pages

Kunst und Antikunst. 24 literarische Analysen.

1964 • 1 Reader • 374 pages

ANTE EL DOLOR DE LOS DEMAS

2003 • 1 Reader • 156 pages

Cuestión de énfasis

Cuestión de énfasis
BySusan Sontag

2011 • 1 Reader • 356 pages

Ensaios Sobre Fotografia

1973 • 208 pages

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Valokuvauksesta
BySusan Sontag

1984 • 191 pages

Illness as Metaphor ; And, AIDS and Its Metaphors

1990 • 200 pages

The Good Parts: The Best Erotic Writing in Modern Fiction

2000 • 225 pages