The Lonely City by Olivia Laing
An expertly crafted work of reportage, memoir, and biography on the subject of loneliness told through the lives of six iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring. You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by thousands of strangers. The Lonely City is a roving cultural history of urban loneliness, centered on the ultimate city: Manhattan, that teeming island of gneiss, concrete, and glass.What does it mean to be lonely? How do we live if we're not intimately involved with another human being? How do we connect with other people, particularly if our sexuality or physical body is considered deviant or damaged? Does technology draw us closer together or trap us behind screens?Olivia Laing explores these questions by traveling deep into the work and lives of some of the century's most original artists, among them Andy Warhol, David Wojnarowicz, Edward Hopper, Henry Darger, and Klaus Nomi. Part memoir, part biography, part dazzling work of cultural criticism, The Lonely City is not just a map, but a celebration of the state of loneliness. It's a voyage out to a strange and sometimes lovely island, adrift from the larger continent of human experience, but visited by many--millions, say--of souls.Olivia Laing is a well-known author and critic. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Observer, New Statesman, Frieze, and the New York Times, among other media. She was the 2014 Eccles Writer in Residence at the British Library and is a Yaddo and MacDowell Fellow. To the River was nominated for the Ondaatje Award and the Dolman Travel Book of the Year by the Royal Society of Literature. The Journey to Echo Spring, her second book, was a finalist for the 2013 Costa Biography Award and the 2014 Gordon Burn Prize, and The Lonely City was a finalist for the 2016 Gordon Burn Prize. She is a Cambridge resident.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781250118035 |
| ISBN 10 | 1250118034 |
| Title | The Lonely City |
| Author | Olivia Laing |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Picador USA |
| Year published | 2017-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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