Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism.
One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, "On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as "a progress of essays about the meaning and career of... [More...]

Twenty-five years after her classic "On Photography," Sontag returns to the subject of visual representations of war and violence in the culture today. She once again changes the way readers think about the uses and meanings of images in the world, and... [More...]

Based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, THE VOLCANO LOVER is about revolution, the fate of nature, the condition of women, operatic emotions and stories from "Don Giovanni to "Tosca, art and the collector's... [More...]

"Styles of Radical Will, Susan Sontag's second collection of essays, extends the investigations she undertook in "Against Interpretation with essays on film, literature, politics, and a groundbreaking study of pornography.

In eight stories, this singular collection of short fiction written over the course of ten years explores the terrain of modern urban life. In reflective, telegraphic prose, Susan Sontag confronts the reader with exposed workings of an impassioned intellect... [More...]

"The Benefactor, Susan Sontag's first book and first novel, originally published in 1963, introduced a unique writer to the world. In the form of a memoir by a latter-day Candide named Hippolyte, "The Benefactor leads us on a kind of psychic Grand Tour, in... [More...]

This third essay collection by America's leading essayist brings together her most important critical writing from 1972 to 1980, in which she explores some of the most influential artists and thinkers of our time.