{"product_id":"the-lonely-city-adventures-in-the-art-of-being-alone-paperback","title":"The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivia Laing\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 Book of the Year from \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a best book of the year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pop Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Publishers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWeekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Trip to Echo Spring.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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 from Edward Hopper's \u003ci\u003eNighthawks\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumane, provocative, and moving, \u003ci\u003e The Lonely City\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlivia Laing \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and a critic. They have written several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverybody: A Book About Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e number one bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Garden Against Time\u003c\/i\u003e. Laing's first novel, \u003ci\u003eCrudo\u003c\/i\u003e, won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and in 2018 they were awarded a Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction. Their books have been translated into twenty-one languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53045991309536,"sku":"9781250118035","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/VuYZBQChlw9781250118035.webp?v=1781451632","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lonely-city-adventures-in-the-art-of-being-alone-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}