{"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 Brain Pickings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a best book of the year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle, 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 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. \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 critic. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eTo the River\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Canongate in the U.K. to wide acclaim and shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize and the Dolman Travel Book of the Year. She has been the deputy books editor of the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, and writes for the\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She is a MacDowell and Yaddo Fellow, and the 2014 Writer in Residence at the British Library. Her critically acclaimed book, \u003ci\u003eThe Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e, is published by Picador\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 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 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":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987502006573,"sku":"9781250118035","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/bjRXQ1FMUk5OVGJyUmplbjJrM3ZiZz09.webp?v=1776179100","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-lonely-city-adventures-in-the-art-of-being-alone-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}