The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Laing, Olivia
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781250118035
- Book Title
- Lonely City : Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
- Publisher
- Picador
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Art, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
- Topic
- History / Contemporary (1945-), General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Emotions, Sociology / Urban
- Item Weight
- 9.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador
ISBN-10
1250118034
ISBN-13
9781250118035
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221543862
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lonely City : Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
History / Contemporary (1945-), General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Emotions, Sociology / Urban
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Olivia Laing, in her new book, 'The Lonely City,' picks up the topic of painful urban isolation and sets it down in many smart and oddly consoling places. She makes the topic her own. ... Perhaps the best praise I can give this book is to concur with Ms. Laing's dedication: 'If you're lonely, this one's for you.'-Dwight Garner, The New York Times " The Lonely City bristles with heart-piercing wisdom... It's a ghostly blueprint of urban loneliness - an emotion that Laing calls 'a city in itself'-that reminds us how loneliness can sometimes bring us together."-Jason Heller, NPR.org
Dewey Decimal
700.1/9
Table Of Content
CONTENTS 1 The Lonely City 3 2 Walls of Glass 11 3 My Heart Opens to Your Voice 47 4 In Loving Him 95 5 The Realms of the Unreal 135 6 At the Beginning of the End of the World 179 7 Render Ghosts 217 8 Strange Fruit 255 Notes 285 Bibliography 299 Acknowledgements 311 List of Illustrations 315
Synopsis
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 her midthirties, 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 Hopper's Nighthawks to Andy Warhol's Time Capsules, from Henry Darger's hoarding to David Wojnarowicz's 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., 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 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 Hopper's Nighthawks to Andy Warhol's Time Capsules, from Henry Darger's hoarding to David Wojnarowicz's 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.
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- e***j (90)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseA rocky start after I had to NUDGE the Seller into checking on my order after MORE than a week with NOTHING happening... But Seller communication was GOOD and the item showed up, well packaged, within the delivery window. Item was well priced, and they had a series that I STRUGGLED to find elsewhere, in NEW condition. I would recommend this seller if you can't find it elsewhere, that's the best I can give them.Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (Manga) Vol. 1 (#305350494827)
- d***i (205)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasePacked safely and securely - Shipping was slow (10 days from an hour and a half away!) but it was Free! I thought Price was especially reasonable! Book came in Exactly as Described and I can't wait to start reading it! I Recommend this Seller!
- a***c (87)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook duo was exactly as described: brand new in original shrink-wrap box. Very reasonably priced. Delivered on schedule and seller communicated throughout the process.