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6 General Interest Published in its entirety for the first time, a candid conversation with Susan Sontag at the height of her brilliant career Main image: Susan Sontag. Photograph by Thomas Victor Left: Jonathan Cott. Photograph by Rachel Popo October 176 pp. 234x156mm. HB ISBN 978-0-300-18979-7 £15.99* Susan Sontag The Complete Rolling Stone Interview Jonathan Cott Susan Sontag, one of the most internationally renowned and controversial intellectuals of the latter half of the 20th century, still provokes. In 1979, Jonathan Cott, a founding contributing editor of Rolling Stone magazine, interviewed Sontag first in Paris and later in New York. Only a third of their many hours of discussion ever made it to print. Now, more than three decades later, <strong>Yale</strong> is proud to publish the entire transcript of Sontag’s remarkable conversation, accompanied by Cott’s preface and recollections. Sontag’s musings and observations reveal the passionate engagement and breadth of her critical intelligence and curiosities at a moment when she was at the peak of her powers. Nearly a decade after her death, these hours of conversation offer a revelatory and indispensable look at the self-described ‘besotted aesthete’ and ‘obsessed moralist’. Sontag proclaims a personal credo, declaring: ‘Thinking is a form of feeling; feeling is a form of thinking’. Jonathan Cott is the author of numerous books, including most recently Days That I’ll Remember: Spending Time with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Susan Sontag gained immediate prominence with the publication of her first book of essays, Against Interpretation, in 1966. She went on to write many more books, including On Photography and Illness as Metaphor which were translated into more than two dozen languages. She died in December, 2004.
General Interest 7 An entertaining and provocative investigation of friendship in all its variety, from ancient times to the present day Author photo: Mykel Nicolaou/Rex Features September 256 pp. 216x138mm. HB ISBN 978-0-300-17535-6 £12.99* Friendship A. C. Grayling A central bond, a cherished value, a unique relationship, a profound human need, a type of love. What is the nature of friendship, and what is its significance in our lives? How has friendship changed since the ancient Greeks began to analyse it, and how has modern technology altered its very definition? In this fascinating exploration of friendship through the ages, one of the most thought-provoking philosophers of our time tracks historical ideas of friendship, gathers a diversity of friendship stories from the annals of myth and literature, and provides unexpected insights into our friends, ourselves and the role of friendships in an ethical life. A. C. Grayling roves the rich traditions of friendship in literature, culture, art and philosophy, bringing into his discussion familiar pairs as well as unfamiliar – Achilles and Patroclus, David and Jonathan, Coleridge and Wordsworth, Huck Finn and Jim. Grayling lays out major philosophical interpretations of friendship, then offers his own take, drawing on personal experiences and an acute awareness of vast cultural shifts that have occurred. With penetrating insight he addresses internet based friendship, contemporary mixed gender friendships, how friendships may supersede family relationships, one’s duty within friendship, the idea of friendship to humanity and ultimately the universal value of friendship. A. C. Grayling is founder and master, New College of the Humanities, London. A multi-talented and prolific author, he has written over thirty books on philosophy and other subjects while regularly contributing to The Times, Financial Times, Observer, Literary Review and other publications. He is also a frequent and popular contributor to radio and television programmes.
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