The Benefactor
New to Penguin Modern Classics for Sontag's first novel
The Benefactor is Susan Sontag's first book and first novel. It was originally published in 1963, and introduced a unique writer to the world. In the form of a memoir by a latter-day Candide named Hippolyte, The Benefactor leads us on a kind of psychic Grand Tour, in which Hippolyte's violently imaginative dream life becomes indistinguishable from his surprising experiences in the 'real world'.
Author: Susan Sontag
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 130mm x 197mm, 246 g
Published: 2009, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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New to Penguin Modern Classics for Sontag's first novel
The Benefactor is Susan Sontag's first book and first novel. It was originally published in 1963, and introduced a unique writer to the world. In the form of a memoir by a latter-day Candide named Hippolyte, The Benefactor leads us on a kind of psychic Grand Tour, in which Hippolyte's violently imaginative dream life becomes indistinguishable from his surprising experiences in the 'real world'.
The Benefactor