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The Lonely City

By Olivia Laing

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The Lonely City

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Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism #1 Book of the Year from Brain Pickings Named a best book of the year by NPR, Newsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar, Marie Claire, Elle, Publishers Weekly, and Lit Hub A dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness, told through the lives of iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring. When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in their mid-thirties, they found themself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, they began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving from Edward Hopper's Nighthawks to Andy Warhol's Time Capsules, from Henry Darger's hoarding to David Wojnarowicz's AIDS activism, Laing conducts an electrifying investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed. Humane, provocative, and moving, The Lonely City is a celebration of a strange and lovely state, adrift from the larger continent of human experience, but intrinsic to the very act of being alive.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2017-06-06
Publication Date:
2017-06-06
Publisher:
Picador USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1250118034
ISBN13:
9781250118035
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
288 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
211 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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