Susan Sontag’s “Astonishingly American” Nonfiction Debut

“…the author of the collection of essays and reviews at hand stands forth as a genuine discovery. Her book, which includes 26 pieces published between 1961 and 1965 in periodicals ranging from Partisan Review to Film Quarterly, is a vivid bit of living history here and now, and at the end of the sixties it may well rank among the invaluable cultural chronicles of these years. ... by Benjamin DeMott, The New York Times, January 23, 1966 ... [mehr] http://lithub.com/susan-sontags-astonishingly-american-nonfiction-debut/