Regarding the Pain of Others
Regarding the Pain of Others
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Published:
26 August, 2004
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Regarding the Pain of Others is Susan Sontag's searing analysis of our numbed response to images of horror.
'A coruscating sermon on how we picture suffering' The New York Times
What is the purpose of images of pain and suffering? Can there be any real justification for the creation, and consumption, of such images?
In this seminal volume, Susan Sontag examines the uses and meanings of images, from inspiring dissent to fostering violence to creating apathy. And through this lens she considers the nature of war, the limits of sympathy, and the obligations of conscience.
'A far-reaching set of ruminations [...] on what it means to be alive and alert in the twenty-first century' Independent
'Sontag is on top form: devastating' Los Angeles Times
'Simple, elegant, fiercely persuasive' Metro
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141012377 |
| ISBN10 | 0141012374 |
| Number Of Pages | 128 |
| Item Weight | 97 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 198 x 9 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Wise and somber. . .Sontag's closing words acknowledge that there are realities which no picture can convey. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
The history of sensibility in a culture shaped by the mechanical reproduction of imagery....has always been one of the guiding preoccupations of her best work, from Against Interpretation to The Volcano Lover. ...Regarding the Pain of Others invites, and rewards, more than one reading. -- Newsday
For 30 years, Susan Sontag has been challenging an entire generation to think about the things that frighten us most: war, disease, death. Her books illuminate without simplifying, complicate without obfuscating, and insist above all that to ignore what threatens us is both irresponsible and dangerous. -- O, The Oprah Magazine
A timely meditation on politics and ethics. . .extraordinary . . .Sontag's insight and erudition are profound. -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Regarding the Pain of Others bristles with a sense
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Author's Bio
Susan Sontag was born in Manhattan in 1933 and studied at the universities of Chicago, Harvard and Oxford. Her non-fiction works include On Photography, Regarding the Pain of Others and At the Same Time. She was also the author of four novels, including The Volcano Lover and In America, as well as a collection of stories and several plays. She was awarded the Jerusalem Prize, and received the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature and the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. She died in December 2004.