Quick Facts About Susan Sontag
- Born
- January 16, 1933
- Died
- December 28, 2004
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Women's Rights Activist
- Notable works
- On Photography
- Known for
- Illness as Metaphor, AIDS and Its Metaphors, Against Interpretation, On Photography, Under the Sign of Saturn
- Spouse
- Philip Rieff
About Susan Sontag
Her major essay collections include 'Against Interpretation' (1966) and 'On Photography' (1977). She explored illness in 'Illness as Metaphor' (1978) and later wrote 'Regarding the Pain of Others' (2003). Her fiction includes the short story 'The Way We Live Now' (1986) and the novels 'The Volcano Lover' (1992) and 'In America' (1999).
Awards & Honors
Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
Jerusalem Prize
National Book Award
George Polk Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
MacArthur Fellows Program
National Book Award for Fiction
Harvard Centennial Medal
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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
Princess of Asturias Literary Prize
