Regarding the Pain of Others
$44.48
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2025
Summary
The Spectacle of Suffering: A Meditation on Violence and Imagery
A brilliant, clear-eyed consideration of the visual representation of violence in our culture–its ubiquity, meanings, and effects.
Considered one of the greatest critics of her generation, Susan Sontag followed up her monumental On Photography with an extended study of human violence, reflecting on a question first posed by Virginia Woolf in Three Guineas: How in your opinion …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250374721 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250374723 |
| Author: | Susan Sontag |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 137mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Wise and somber…Sontag’s closing words acknowledge that there are realities which no picture can convey.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
“The history of sensibility in a culture shaped by the mechanical reproduction of imagery….has always been one of the guiding preoccupations of her best work, from Against Interpretation to The Volcano Lover….Regarding the Pain of Others invites, and rewards, more than one reading.” –Newsday
“For 30 years, Susan Sontag has been challenging an entire generation to think about the things that frighten us most: war, disease, death. Her books illuminate without simplifying, complicate without obfuscating, and insist above all that to ignore what threatens us is both irresponsible and dangerous.” –O, The Oprah Magazine
“A timely meditation on politics and ethics…extraordinary …Sontag’s insight and erudition are profound.” –The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Regarding the Pain of Others bristles with a sense of commitment–to seeing the world as it is, to worrying about the ways it is represented, even to making some gesture in the direction of changing it…the performance is thrilling to witness.” –The New York Times Magazine
“A fiercely challenging book…immensely thought-provoking.” –The Christian Science Monitor
About The Author
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was the author of numerous works of nonfiction, including the groundbreaking collection of essays Against Interpretation, and of four novels, including In America, which won the National Book Award.
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