Susan Sontag

Directing

Born: 1933-01-16
Died: 2004-12-28
From: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Сьюзен Зонтаг

Biography

Susan Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American essayist, literary and cultural theorist, icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain of Others.

Awards & Nominations12 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association

2003
🏆 Won

Princess of Asturias Literary Prize

2003
🏆 Won

Jerusalem Prize

2001
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National Book Award

In America

2000
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National Book Award for Fiction

2000
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National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism

On Photography Film Festival

1977
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Guggenheim Fellowship

1975
🏆 Won

Guggenheim Fellowship

1966
🏆 Won

George Polk Award

1965
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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

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MacArthur Fellows Program

🏆 Won

Harvard Centennial Medal

Nominated

Lambda Literary Award

AIDS and Its Metaphors