This final collection of essays by Susan Sontag, published during her lifetime, includes over forty texts written and published between 1982 and 2001. It presents a series of seemingly disparate critical works, organized into three sections.

In the "Reading" section, Sontag establishes new literary canons, featuring works by Machado de Assis and Robert Walser. The "Seeing" section offers insightful and expressive commentary on photography and cinema. The "There and Here" section consists of notes reflecting on her own creative journey.

As you read, Sontag's texts, invariably emotional and lyrical, come together to form a cohesive picture of her unique vision of the world of art and her place within it.