Author
Susan Sontag
January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004 · United States
Writer, Film director, Screenwriter, Professor, Essayist, Novelist, Philosopher, Literary critic, Journalist, Women's rights activist, Film critic, Theatre director, Human rights defender, Historian, Opinion journalist
Titles on list
2
Total weeks
13
Peak rank
#4
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Biography
- Born
- January 16, 1933 · New York City
- Died
- December 28, 2004 · New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Languages
- English
- Education
- University of Paris, Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, St Anne's College, North Hollywood High School
Awards & Honours
- 1965George Polk Award
- 1966Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1975Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1977National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
- 2000National Book Award
- 2000National Book Award for Fiction
- 2001Jerusalem Prize
- 2003Princess of Asturias Literary Prize
- 2003Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
- Harvard Centennial Medal
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- MacArthur Fellows Program
On the Bestseller Lists
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