Susan Sontag

Overview

Susan Sontag (née Rosenblatt) born New York, NY January 16, 1933 (d. 2004). Essayist; opposed Vietnam War, made trip to Hanoi, 1967; lived in Sarajevo during siege, 1993.

Quotations

"War-making is one of the few activities that people are not supposed to view 'realistically.'" (AIDS and Its Metaphors, 1988).

"I'm sickened by the way that the delivery of so-called humanitarian aid is once again as a justification—or cover—for war." (Salon interview, Oct. 16, 2001)