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"Twenty-five years after her essay 'On Photography' became famous, Susan Sontag, winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, deals with the horrifyingly topical subject of war photography in her volume 'Looking at the Suffering of Others.'
Content
In the German-language volume 'Das Leiden anderer betrachten' (original Regarding the Pain of Others),' Susan Sontag recapitulates in nine chapters the historical development of war photography from the Spanish Civil War to Afghanistan, describes the unforgettable images of important photographers, and asks the central question: what does the sight of a suffering human being trigger in the viewer?" (slightly adapted publisher's text, © Hanser/Fischer, 2003, 2023)