Sontag, Susan

Illness as Metaphor

New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. First Printing. Hardcover. The landmark study from Susan Sontag (1933-2004), the notoriously opinionated, pioneering American author and literary critic. Sontag famously befriended our Patron Saint-&-Demon here at Third Mind Books, William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) among several other writers of the Beat Generation-&-Beyond. This relation to the Beat Generation continues to be a source of fascination for Beat scholars and dedicated readers of Mid-Century American literary criticism alike, and we encourage Third Minders to join in this discussion by devouring this volume on their own. From the collection of Laurence Goldstein (1943-2023), a renowned American poet, film critic, author & professor here at the University of Michigan. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket: First Edition, though not explicated as such on copyright page; “First Printing,” as indicated thereon. Book in Fine condition with only minute-to-moderate shelf-wear, some light bumping & generally minute-to-mild rubbing & sunning to fine-edges & corners of front, back covers & spine-edge; otherwise, generally clean. Dust jacket in Near Fine condition with only correspondent minute-to-moderate shelf-wear, bumping & sunning to fine-edges & corners of same; a few tiny exhibits of chipping & minute closed tears at select locations throughout; age-toning (yellowing, foxing, spotting) in varying gradations to same; & two lone red markings near topmost fine-edge of dust-jacket flap at interior; otherwise, clean. Very Fine / Near Fine. [Item #8997]

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