false 149029 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 149029 7 888288 book 6 3 2007 At the Same Time: Essays and Speeches total:111|5:37|4:46|3:21|2:6|1:2| 111 441 225 18 7907 3.92 5095 534 2972582 74766 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.96 107 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 5 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 05:32:28 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 12 05:38:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4239790 57966 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 20:36:40 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 20:39:13 -0700 2007 41862757 877379 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 5 0 false Mon Sep 14 14:15:40 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:15:54 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 14 14:15:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 19659541 695451 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 3 0 false Mon Apr 07 12:58:19 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 13:05:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 34781458 1596746 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 3 0 false Tue Oct 07 19:46:49 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 19:46:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 62953126 913137 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:14:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:18:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61577262 2409477 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 4 0 false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 19:36:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 12:39:08 -0700 2009 41790994 127650 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 0 0 false Sat Jan 31 14:17:44 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 20:09:38 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 14:17:44 -0800 2009 70569717 35978 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Sep 09 01:58:13 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 01:58:36 -0700 2009 10553276 127810 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 5 0 false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 17 07:20:05 -0800 2007 Mon May 12 22:01:47 -0700 2008
I think the best part is the first section. I particularly liked the essays about Victor Serge and Anna Banti.

The section on 9/11 and its aftermath was also powerful.

I found the speeches uneven but definitely worthwhile.

If ...more...]]> 13324139 816199 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 5 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 16:24:04 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 16:29:40 -0800 2008 3502560 219418 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 4 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 08:11:06 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 01:56:31 -0800 2009 11829019 727876 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 3 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 06 18:23:57 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 18:26:18 -0800 2008 15197231 868774 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 2 0 false Wed Feb 13 13:31:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 18:43:57 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 13:30:14 -0800 2008 13413295 664182 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 1 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 11:48:12 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 11:49:54 -0800 2008
Avoid books by writers referred to/who refer to themselves as "intellectuals."]]> 58724224 1821404 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 02:05:36 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 04:57:38 -0700 2009 19183149 738850 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 2 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 06:06:35 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 12 04:42:36 -0800 2009 49732306 63008 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 1 0 false Wed Mar 18 20:24:49 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 07:58:46 -0700 2009 80404897 2552959 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 0 0 false Wed Dec 09 08:24:47 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 08:25:04 -0800 2009 82162990 2912907 149029 0374100721 9780374100728 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079m/149029.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172199079s/149029.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/149029.At_the_Same_Time_Essays_and_Speeches 3.97 111 At the Same Time gathers sixteen essays and addresses written in the last years of Sontag’s life, when her work was being honored on the international stage, that reflect on the personally liberating nature of literature, her deepest commitment, and on political activism and resistance to injustice as an ethical duty. She considers the works of writers from the little-known Soviet novelist Leonid Tsypkin, who struggled and eventually succeeded in publishing his only book days before his death; to the greats, such as Nadine Gordimer, who enlarge our capacity for moral judgment. Sontag also fearlessly addresses the dilemmas of post-9/11 America, from the degradation of our political rhetoric to the appalling torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib.</div><div> </div><div>At the Same Time, which includes a foreword by her son, David Rieff, is a passionate, compelling work from an American writer at the height of her powers, who always saw literature "as a passport to enter a larger life, the zone of freedom."</div>]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Dec 27 06:17:06 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 27 06:17:14 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=149029