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25%OFFSusan Sontag - As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh - 9780241954461 - V9780241954461
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As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh

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Description for As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh Paperback. Providing an insight into the mind of one of the leading intellectuals of the modern age, this title chronicles the cultural, moral, and political journeys of this renowned critic and artist at the height of her powers. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 370.

'The only transformation that interests me is a total transformation- however minute. I want the encounter with a person or a work of art to change everything.'

Brazen, brilliant and deeply searing, Sontag's diaries wrestle with the profound - exploring ideas and subjects as far-reaching as writing, war, desire and consciousness.

From the graphic destruction of war-torn Vietnam to her tumultuous romantic affairs, in the second volume of her diaries, Sontag is profoundly candid and insightful. This instalment charts the years when Sontag wrote the majority of her renowned essays, including the ground-breaking Against Interpretation in 1966. Riveting ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241954461
SKU
V9780241954461
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About Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag was born in Manhattan in 1933 and studied at the universities of Chicago, Harvard and Oxford. Her non-fiction works include On Photography, Regarding the Pain of Others and At the Same Time. She was also the author of four novels, including The Volcano Lover and In America, as well as a collection of stories and several plays. She ... Read more

Reviews for As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh
Revelatory in the most profound sense
The Times
Gold dust
Sunday Times

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