Sempre Susan A Memoir of Susan Sontag |
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| Author:
| Nunez, Sigrid |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59463-334-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Riverhead Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Sigrid Nunez was an aspiring writer when she first met Susan Sontag, already a legendary figure known for her polemical essays, blinding intelligence and edgy personal style. Sontag introduced Nunez to her son, the writer David Rieff, and the two began dating. Soon Nunez moved into the apartment that Rieff and Sontag shared. As Sontag told Nunez, Who says we have to live like everyone else?' Sontag's influence on Nunez, who went on to become a successful novelist, would be profound....
More DescriptionSigrid Nunez was an aspiring writer when she first met Susan Sontag, already a legendary figure known for her polemical essays, blinding intelligence and edgy personal style. Sontag introduced Nunez to her son, the writer David Rieff, and the two began dating. Soon Nunez moved into the apartment that Rieff and Sontag shared. As Sontag told Nunez, Who says we have to live like everyone else?' Sontag's influence on Nunez, who went on to become a successful novelist, would be profound. This is a startingly truthful portait of this outsized personality.'