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As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh - Diaries 1964-1980 (Paperback)
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As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh - Diaries 1964-1980 (Paperback)
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'The only transformation that interests me is a total
transformation- however minute. I want the encounter with a person
or a work of art to change everything.' Brazen, brilliant and
deeply searing, Sontag's diaries wrestle with the profound -
exploring ideas and subjects as far-reaching as writing, war,
desire and consciousness. From the graphic destruction of war-torn
Vietnam to her tumultuous romantic affairs, in the second volume of
her diaries, Sontag is profoundly candid and insightful. This
instalment charts the years when Sontag wrote the majority of her
renowned essays, including the ground-breaking Against
Interpretation in 1966. Riveting and enlightening, As Consciousness
is Harnessed to Flesh illuminates the mind of one of the twentieth
century's most significant intellectuals. 'Her diary entries
combine her interests with bright, aphoristic turns of
phrase....These diaries are a reminder of the value of the work
that made her great, and also mysterious . . . ' The Economist 'It
is a rare pleasure to read, in her diary, discoveries being made in
real time. She applies her mind to itself with enthusiasm' The
Guardian 'In its fragmentation and incoherence and passion, its
combination of the erudite and the everyday, it is more true to
life, both intellectual and emotional, than the most artful novel
or careful biography. It may well be that Sontag's diaries, like
Virginia Woolf's (which she knew and admired) will come to be seen
as just as brilliant and important as anything she wrote.' The
Telegraph
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