"When you see your 40-page essay turned into a "hot tip" in one paragraph in Newsweek, you get anxious about the way your writing has been used."

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Susan Sontag

Essayist, Critic, Activist

Susan Sontag was an influential American writer and thinker, known for her critical essays on art, culture, and politics.

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