On Photography

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Winner of the National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Criticism.
One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, Susan Sontag’s On Photography first appeared in 1977 and is described by its author as “a progress of essays about the meaning and career of photographs.” It begins with the famous “In Plato’s Cave”essay, then offers five other prose meditations on this topic, and concludes with a fascinating and far-reaching “Brief Anthology of Quotations.”

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0312420099
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picador
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 25, 2001
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780312420093
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312420093
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.53 x 8.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #22,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Photography Criticism & Essays (Books) #7 in Arts & Photography Criticism
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