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Benjamin Moser

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    • Sontag: Her Life and Work
    • Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector
    • The Works of Clarice Lispector in English Translation
      • Near to the Wild Heart
      • The Chandelier
      • The Besieged City
      • The Passion According to G.H.
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      • The Hour of the Star
      • A Breath of Life
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    • Sontag: Vida e obra
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Slate Review

5 October 2019 By bfmoser@gmail.com

The Slave of Seriousness

Benjamin Moser Slate Review Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag and the era that made her possible.

“Fifteen years after her death, it is so difficult to explain why Sontag mattered because it had less to do with what she said and wrote than with how she was in the world, or with how she appeared to be. She was just what we needed—or at least what we wanted—at the moment, and the moment has passed.”

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The 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Biography

Sontag: Her Life and Work wins the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Biography An authoritatively constructed work told with pathos and grace, that captures the writer’s genius and humanity alongside her addictions, sexual ambiguities and volatile enthusiasms…learn more

Houston Chronicle interview with Benjamin Moser

Houston-born author Benjamin Moser dives deep into the life of ‘the coolest woman you ever met’ Benjamin Moser grew up around books. Admittedly, plenty of kids with bookish parents ensure their children are surrounded by shelves and piles of books. But Moser’s mother ran Stop, Look & Learn, a book and toy shop in Rice…

Interview with Benjamin Moser on KHOU-11

Benjamin Moser discusses his new book about writer and activist Susan Sontag. Watch on KHOU.com

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