Susan Sontag — The Benefactor Death Kit

New York , Farrar, 1963-1967. First edition. Hardback. A very smart two volume set of novels by American author and essayist Susan Sontag. A set of two first edition novels by American novelist Susan Sontag.Both of these works involve the use of dreams, Comprises of:The Benefactor (1963)Sontag's first book, a novel of ideas written at a time when Freud's theory of Dream Interpretation was considered the greatest of all. The protagonist Hippolyte's violently imaginative dream life becomes indistinguishable from his real world experiences.Death Kit (1967)Blending realism and dream, Susan Sontag's second novel is a narrative of the suffering of Dalton 'Diddy' Harron, following a journey told through his own observations. In the original cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, both very smart with bumping to the extremities, heavier to the head and tail of Death Kit spine. Slight offsetting to The Benefactor pastedowns. Dust wrappers have edge wear, heavier to the Death Kit extremities. Light handling marks to the wraps. Internally, both firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.