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Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag was born in New York City in 1933 and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. She wrote numerous books and essays including Against Interpretation, On Photography, and Illness as Metaphor. Ms. Sontag died in New York City in 2004.

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Arts in Society

An Interview With Susan Sontag

Geoffrey Movius speaks with Susan Sontag about photography, writing, and memory.

Susan Sontag, Geoffrey Movius

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