The Lonely City. Adventures In The Art Of Being AloneThe 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.

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.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Olivia Lang - Оливия Лэнг

Publisher:Canongate Books, Penguin

Language:English

Publication Date:2017

Number of pages:336 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:130 mm / 5,1'

Height:200 mm / 7,9'

Weight:220 g

Illustrations:Black and white

ISBN:9781782111252