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Susan Sontag

(1933–2004) Women's Rights Activist United States

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Susan Sontag was a women's rights activist from the United States, best known for On Photography.

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

Susan Lee Sontag was an American writer and critic. She primarily wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp' ", in 1964. Her best-known works include the critical works Against Interpretation (1966), On Photography (1977), Illness as Metaphor (1978) and Regarding the Pain of Others (2003), the short story "The Way We Live Now" (1986) and the novels The Volcano Lover (1992) and In America (1999).

Biography source: Wikipedia

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

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