PublishedPenguin Uk, June 2008 |
ISBN9780141031682 |
FormatSoftcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 12.9cm × 1.6cm |
'These sixteen pieces brim over with vitality. Every one of them opens up fresh lines of thought' John Gray, New Statesman
The sixteen essays gathered here represent the last pieces written by Susan Sontag in the years before her death in 2004. Reflecting on literature, photography and art, post-9/11 America and political activism, these essays encompass the themes that dominated Sontag's life and work, revealing why she remains one of the twentieth-century's preeminent writers and thinkers.