Transcript: Interview: Steve Wasserman on the passing of writer Susan Sontag

NEAL CONAN
Talk of the Nation (NPR)
12-28-2004
Interview: Steve Wasserman on the passing of writer Susan Sontag

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Time: 3:00-4:00 PM

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Susan Sontag, a true American intellectual, died today at the age of 71. Though she won a National Book Award in 2000 for her historical novel "In America," she was best known for critical essays. Her intellect and zeal for serious thought led her on an exploration of topics that ranged from photography to pornography to dance and death. She died of leukemia in New York City.

Steve Wasserman is editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Review. He knew Sontag not only through her ...

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