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Biography
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).
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Awards & recognition
- Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association · 2003
- Princess of Asturias Literary Prize · 2003
- Jerusalem Prize · 2001
- National Book Award · 2000
- National Book Award — Fiction · 2000
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- National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism · 1977
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1975
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1966
- George Polk Award · 1965
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Harvard Centennial Medal
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- Lambda Literary Award · nominated
Filmography6 titles
Zelig
1983as Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
1983as Susan Sontag - Contemporary Interviews
American Masters
1986as Self
1986as Self
Duet for Cannibals
1969Director, Writer
1969Director, Writer
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
2020as Self (archive footage)
2020as Self (archive footage)
Town Bloody Hall
1979as Herself (uncredited)
1979as Herself (uncredited)
Regarding Susan Sontag
2014as Self (archive footage)
2014as Self (archive footage)