Reborn Av Susan Sontag

<p><b><i>''In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could do to any person; I create myself.''</i></b><br><br><b>Intimate, vulnerable and unsparing, R<i>eborn</i> bears witness to the evolution of Susan Sontag.</b><br><br>With 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.<br><br>''An exceptionally vivid, and often moving, account of a young woman''s painful journey towards acceptance of her own nature.'' <i>Sunday Telegraph</i><br><br> ''Moving on several levels . . . thrilling . . . fascinating . . . often reads like a brilliant postmodern bildungsroman'' <i>New Yo