Susan Sontag

About the author

Susan Sontag (1933–2004) is widely regarded as one of the most influential critics of her generation. Born and died in New York City, she wrote primarily essays but also published fiction, launching her public career with "Notes on 'Camp'" in 1964. Her landmark works — Among them Against Interpretation, On Photography, and Illness as Metaphor — reshaped how readers think about art, media, and suffering.

She also wrote the novels The Volcano Lover and In America. Politically engaged, she traveled to conflict zones including Vietnam and Sarajevo, and wrote extensively on war, human rights, and left-wing politics.