The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
by Laing, Olivia
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 1250039576
- ISBN 13
- 9781250039576
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About This Item
Picador, 2016. First U.S. Edition. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 6x1x8. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Bound in lavender paper with rose foil lettering on the spine. Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism#1 Book of the Year from Brain PickingsNamed a best book of the year by NPR, Newsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar, Marie Claire, Elle, Publishers Weekly, and Lit HubA 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 her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by the most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving from Edward Hopperâs Nighthawks to Andy Warholâs Time Capsules, from Henry Dargerâs hoarding to David Wojnarowiczâs AIDS activism, 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.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. 315pp.<br><br>CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are tight. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 073235
- Title
- The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
- Author
- Laing, Olivia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1250039576
- ISBN 13
- 9781250039576
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016
- Size
- 6x1x8
- Keywords
- The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone, Psychology
- X weight
- 14 oz
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