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Susan Sontag

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Born January 16, 1933 · New York City, New York, USA

Died December 28, 2004

Also known as Сьюзен Зонтаг

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Biography

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American essayist, literary and cultural theorist, icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain of Others.

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

American Masters

1986as Self

Duet for Cannibals

1969Director, Writer

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

2020as Self (archive footage)

Town Bloody Hall

1979as Herself (uncredited)

Regarding Susan Sontag

2014as Self (archive footage)