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| | 1. |  | Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Price: $16.50
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Sontag, Susan. "Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1946-1963", edited by David Rieff, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2008.
Remembering Sontag
Amos Lassen
Susan Sontag became an icon of modern culture. Her books and ideas characterize a generation and her death is a loss to us all. "Reborn"... more info
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| | 2. |  | On Photography
from Picador
Price: $9.89
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One line on page 14 says: "The camera/gun does not kill, so the ominous metaphor seems to be all bluff - like a man's fantasy of having a gun, knife or tool between his legs.
Wow, I've never had one of these fantasies so I guess I must not be a real man.
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| | 3. |  | Women
from Random House
Price: $37.80
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This is one of the better collections of Annie's works. There are some absolutely amazing photographs of women from all over the world... from all walks of life. A wonderful collection for any art buff.
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| | 4. |  | Pedro Paramo
from Grove Press
Price: $11.20
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In this 1955 Mexican novella, a young man, Juan Preciado, promises his dying mother that he will find his father, the Pedro Páramo of the title, and claim his birthright. Juan has no independent memories of his father. His mother fled her abusive and loveless marriage shortly after Juan's... more info
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| | 5. |  | Regarding the Pain of Others
from Picador
Price: $10.40
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In her On Photography, which appeared 35 years ago, Susan Sontag worried that the public's continuous exposure to horrific photos of the violence of war might backfire. The purpose (or at least one of the purposes) of such photos is to rouse opposition to the cruelty of war. But the continuous... more info
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| | 8. |  | Against Interpretation: And Other Essays
from Picador
Price: $10.20
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America has very few independent intellectuals, that is, intellectuals free of academic responsibilities and tenure. Most grub for life-long jobs and then throw away their careers on campus duties and teaching. Gore Vidal, Richard Rodriguez, Susan Sontag...there are others, I'm sure, but not many.... more info
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| | 10. |  | Ferdydurke
from Yale University Press
Price: $10.17
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Witold gombrowicz's "alice in wonderland"-like trip takes the protagonist, who is 30 years old, back to his school days. There he battles again with the challenges of a teenager-alliances and cliques in the 1st part and sexual awakenings in the second. One thing is clear however; he has learned... more info
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