![]() ![]() She graduated high school at the age of 15 and attended the University of California at Berkeley before transferring to the University of Chicago, where she met lecturer Philip Rieff. Sontag became an avid reader and learner. In 1945, Mildred married Air Corps captain Nathan Sontag, from whom a pre-teen Sontag would take her surname. Her mother moved the family to milder climates because of Sontag’s asthma and they eventually relocated ato California. Sontag's father died when she was still a child. Sontag’s father was a fur trader, and her parents lived overseas for his business while Sontag lived with her grandparents in New York. Susan Sontag was born on January 16, 1933, in New York, New York to Mildred and Jack Rosenblatt, with the couple later having a second daughter, Judith. Sontag died from cancer on December 28, 2004, in New York. ![]() In 1964, she gained recognition for her essay “Notes on Camp.” Sontag became widely known for her nonfiction works including Against Interpretation and Other Essays (1966), On Photography (1976) and Illness as Metaphor (1978), as well as for novels like The Volcano Lover (1992) and In America (2000), for which she won the National Book Award. ![]() Susan Sontag was born on January 16, 1933, in New York City. (1933-2004) What Is Susan Sontag Known For? ![]()
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