Publisher's Synopsis
'These sixteen pieces brim over with vitality . . . every one of them opening up fresh lines of thought' John Gray, New Statesman
At the Same Time contains sixteen illuminating essays by Susan Sontag with a preface by David Rieff.
The sixteen essays represent the last pieces written by Susan Sontag in the years before her death in 2004. Reflecting on literature, photography and art, post 9/11 America and political activism, these essays encompass the themes that dominated Sontag's life and work, revealing why she remains one of the twentieth century's preeminent writers and thinkers.
'One of America's greatest public intellectuals' Observer
'Excellent and essential' Financial Times
'Reads like a greatest-hits album - a little politics, something on photography, some lit. crit. - of Sontag's passions' Daily Telegraph
'Sontag's clear thinking . . . shines like a spotlight in dark places' The Times
