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A stunning story of the life and work, or life-creation, of Susan Sontag, who changed the culture of the twentieth century. Writer and social activist, philosopher, screenwriter, theatre and film director, author of seminal works on photography and style, art and politics, literature and passion, gender and sexuality... suffering and pain.

Journalist and translator Benjamin Moser worked on his portrait of one of the most celebrated intellectuals of the twentieth century for more than seven years, verifying facts and debunking myths, and created a complete picture from the stories of more than 600 people (from all over the world - from Maui to Stockholm, from London to Sarajevo). As well as contemporaries, friends and family who spoke publicly for the first time about their relationship with Susan, including Annie Leibovitz.

What is her secret? Was it only in the desire to "see more, hear more, feel more?" And why did she say on her deathbed: "the only real thing is a book"? What was real and authentic for a determined girl from the suburbs who became a legend and role model for many women in the modern world? These and other questions are answered in Benjamin Moser's monumental book, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize (2020) in the category of Biographies.