The Lonely City. Adventures In The Art Of Being Alone

Name: The Lonely City. Adventures In The Art Of Being Alone
Brand: Canongate Books, Penguin
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Author

Olivia Lang / Оливия Лэнг

Dimension

130x200mm (5,1'x7,9')

ISBN

9781782111252

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Page Count

336

Publisher

Canongate Books, Penguin

Year of book publication

2017

The Lonely City. Adventures In The Art Of Being Alone

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 GORDON BURN PRIZE

CHOSEN AS 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' BY
Observer
Guardian
Telegraph
Irish Times
New Statesman
Times Literary Supplement
Herald

When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving fluidly between the works and lives of some of the city's most compelling artists, Laing conducts an electric, dazzling investigation into what it means to be alone, illuminating not only the causes of loneliness but also how it might be resisted and redeemed.