{"product_id":"reborn-early-diaries-19471963-9780141045191","title":"Reborn Early Diaries 19471963","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\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 Yo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating. 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 * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eInspirational. Sontag shows us not just the importance, but the exhilaration of being earnest * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating document of her apprenticeship, charting her earnest quest for education, identity, and voice. \u003ci\u003eReborn \u003c\/i\u003eis overwhelmingly a record of an inner landscape. * New York Review of Books *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732411429207,"sku":"9780141045191","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141045191.jpg?v=1719996761","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reborn-early-diaries-19471963-9780141045191","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}