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Illness As Metaphor ; And, Aids And Its Metaphors

by Sontag Susan
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Brimming with humane and original ideas about a  disease and the modern condition, this classic  essay and its sequel -- written 10 years later -- are  compassionate exhortations and a liberating...

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AuthorSontag Susan
First published1990
Era1980–1999
PublisherDoubleday
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaperback
ConditionFine
Reference3347643-fine

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Brimming with humane and original ideas about a  disease and the modern condition, this classic  essay and its sequel -- written 10 years later -- are  compassionate exhortations and a liberating event.  'Taken together, the two essays are an exemplary  demonstration of the power of the intellect in the  face of the lethal metaphors of fear.' --  The Nation