The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

Description: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA) presents ... The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone ISBN:1250039576 Author:Laing, Olivia Publisher:Picador Release Date:2016 Jacket Condition:Excellent Seller Category:Psychology & Self Help Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Excellent Media:hardcover Notes: 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 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. 315pp. CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are tight. Full refund if not satisfied. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

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