The Lonely City Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 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.

Book information

ISBN:    9781782111252

Publisher:    Canongate Books

Imprint:    Canongate

Pub date:    02 Mar 2017

DEWEY:    155.92

DEWEY edition:    23

Language:    English

Sales rank:    5075

Number of pages:    315

Weight:    234g

Height:    131mm

Width:    198mm

Spine width:    22mm