| Title | : | At the Same Time |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Susan Sontag, Paolo Dilonardo & Anne Jump |
| Release | : | 2007-03-06 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Essays, Books, Fiction & Literature |
| Size | : | 541519 |
| Incisive, Expressive, and Deeply Curious: Susan Sontag's Enduring Legacy "A writer is someone who pays attention to the world," Susan Sontag declared in her 2003 acceptance speech for the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag's life, reflecting on the liberating power of literature, her deepest commitment, and the ethical duty of political activism and resistance to injustice. From the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin to the great Nadine Gordimer, Sontag explores the works of writers who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. She also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib. With a foreword by her son, David Rieff, At the Same Time showcases the fierce intellect and passions of an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom." |
