{"product_id":"9780141045191-reborn","title":"Reborn","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly Diaries 1947-1963\u003cbr\u003eA selection from Susan Sontag's diaries (from 1947-1963) that takes us from early adolescence though to when Sontag was in her early thirties. It is an honest self-portrait which is also a revealing account of an artist and critic being born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could do to any person; I create myself'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntimate, vulnerable and unsparing, R\u003ci\u003eeborn\u003c\/i\u003e bears witness to the evolution of Susan Sontag.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith entries dating from 1947-1963, the first instalment from Susan Sontag's diaries charts her ascension from early adolescence to her early thirties. Unabashed, though thoroughly self-reflective, Sontag's diaries reveal the inner workings of her mind, her insecurities and her passions. This compelling account of the evolution of America's greatest post-war intellectual allows us to behold the moral and political awakening of the artist and critic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exceptionally vivid, and often moving, account of a young woman's painful journey towards acceptance of her own nature' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moving on several levels . thrilling . fascinating . often reads like a brilliant postmodern bildungsroman' \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One can feel Sontag's mind beginning to ripen and bloom, and the full force of the intellectual originality that would be her hallmark emerging' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942894973025,"sku":"9780141045191","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32337044.jpg?v=1737186930","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141045191-reborn","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}