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As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980 Paperback – July 30, 2013

by Susan Sontag (Author), David Rieff (Editor)

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From the turbulent years of her trip to Hanoi at the peak of the Vietnam War to her time making films in Sweden and up to the eve of the 1980 election, As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh documents the evolution of an extraordinary mind. The 1966 publication of Against Interpretation propelled Susan Sontag from the periphery of New York City's artistic and intellectual milieu into the international spotlight, solidifying her place as a dominant force in the world of ideas. These entries are an invaluable record of the inner workings of one of the most inquisitive and analytical thinkers of the twentieth century.

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As in Reborn (2008), the first volume in the planned Sontag journals and notebooks trilogy, Sontag’s son, David Rieff, begins the second with a strikingly candid introduction. In the full-tilt, questioning, and expressive entries that follow, Sontag suffers epically over love and heartbreak in her relationships with women and her hasty marriage and grapples with haunting memories of her wounding childhood. Angst blooms repeatedly, followed by self-chiding for her emotional turmoil and an oft-repeated refrain, “I must be strong.” Toward her son, adoration flows unstintingly, however self-sustainingly. “One thing I know: if I hadn’t had David, I would have killed myself last year.” A champion list-maker, Sontag keeps track of books, movies, resolutions, even “qualities that turn me on.” Her journals accompany her all over the world as her stature rises. She writes incisively about the many remarkable writers, dancers, and artists she meets, and she is happiest recounting time spent with Joseph Brodsky. A truly moving and illuminating chronicle of the vital inner life of an exceptionally nuanced thinker and risk-taking artist coming into her full powers. --Donna Seaman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Sontag is an enthusiast but not, properly speaking, a popularizer; she writes for the initiate, not the naif. The seduction of her sentences is their hardness and authority; they could never be accused of a light touch. She wears her learning like chain mail. —Christine Smallwood --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Picador; Reprint edition (July 30, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250024129
ISBN-13: 978-1250024121
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1 x 207.5 inches
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #254,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #88 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Essays & Correspondence > Diaries & Journals
- #503 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Consciousness & Thought
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Valuable Collection

BySteineron June 18, 2012

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The second volume of Susan Sontag's collected journals is an extraordinary testament to her brilliance and devotion to the creative life. This volume presents the perhaps the most productive and significant phase of her career as she publishes the major essays that were to appear in Against Interpretation. Here we find a truly voracious artist and intellectual-a thinker struggling with the tumultuous events of her time and struggling to develop a unique voice. Of course, we are entitled to see her lists-lists of authors, of movies, endless lists cataloging the trajectory of her creative life. There are really great and moving passages here-passages of vulnerability and self-doubt. Her personal life emerges as fairly frought and precarious. I was also suprised to see a great paucity of entries detailing her battle with cancer. Her son, David Rieff, has edited this collection. His comments reduce her work to that of a political commentator. I do not fully agree with his judgment that the reflections and entries about her trip to Vietnam are wise and incisive. And her trajectory as a political thinker was actually rather average for her generation. Yet was remains here, I believe, was the life of a real intellectual and artist. A thinker who devoted her undeniable gifts to novels, stories, film, and among the greatest American essays in modern letters.

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I think this volume, and its predecessor, are ...

ByDavid B.on October 22, 2015

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I think this volume, and its predecessor, are the only diaries I have ever read. It must nearly always be a thrill to see “the man behind the curtain” when reading diaries, and maybe especially in this case, given how carefully crafted Susan Sontag’s public writing and persona were. Before reading these volumes I was afraid they would confirm the impression given me from reading "Sempre Susan," by Sigrid Nunez, that Sontag lacked insight into herself and was psychologically kind of shallow. Both volumes roundly disconfirm this. I think her insights into herself were as incisive and penetrating as her cultural criticism was. There is an exquisitely rich, 20-something page analysis of her relationship with her mother somewhere in the middle of the second volume that is something to behold. It’s a little heartbreaking that such insight didn’t lead to greater peace of mind. In any case, I found these diaries exhilarating to read. Her language, gifts of metaphor, and laser sharp analysis are magical.

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I am hopelessly addicted to journals and memoirs, and ...

ByRon Heardon March 7, 2015

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I am hopelessly addicted to journals and memoirs, and Ms. Sontag. I was startled to discover her legendary ability to critique but her apparent inability to personally write noteworthy prose. A lesson to us all. Find your niche and follow it with the same passion and insight as Ms. Sontag and quit spinning your wheels.

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Innermost look at a woman's soul

ByJorge Lopez-Colomeon March 18, 2017

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Moving, very informative of era's art world and characters. Surprisingly open about lesbian love and mother daughter competition. Hints at seeds for Suicide Kit novel's inspirational sub-conscious roots.. It changed me...

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SONTAG DAYS

ByDarsenon March 20, 2014

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Her journals are dense and an education in themselves...worth the lists she endlessly makes: what to see, listen to, view and read. A good investment, especially off Amazon.

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Five Stars

ByBob Edon January 5, 2015

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inspiring!

ByFernanda S.on September 25, 2012

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It is known that Susan was hungry for words, was an avid consumer of culture and generator of knowledge - here we are able to see a bit more of the woman, now more mature, behind the books, chronicles and essays.

If you are looking for inspiration, give this book a try.

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Five Stars

BySandra Y. Jenkinson March 25, 2015

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No Susan Sontag fan should be without it. Hey David Rieff, When is the 3rd volume coming out?

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