Susan Sontag vs. W. Somerset Maugham
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Susan Sontag
1933 – 2004
Susan Lee Sontag was an American writer and critic. She primarily wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp' ", in 1964. Her best-known works include the critical works Against Interpretation (1966), On Photography (1977), Illness as Metaphor (1978) and Regarding the Pain of Others (2003), the short story "The Way We Live Now" (1986) and the novels The Volcano Lover (1992) and In America (1999).
"Soldiers now pose, thumbs up, before the atrocities they commit, and send off the pictures to their buddies and family. What is revealed by these photographs is…"
W. Somerset Maugham
1874 – 1965
William Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer celebrated for works such as Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence, and The Razor's Edge. He was one of the most popular writers of his era, noted for his clear prose and keen observation of human character.
"The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love."
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