The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
Language: English
Architects Artists Artists; Architects; Photographers Arts Autobiography Biography Biography & Autobiography Contemporary Entertainment Entertainment & Performing Arts History Memoirs Performing Personal Personal Memoirs Photographers
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: Mar 3, 2016
Description:
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZEChosen as 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' by Observer, Guardian, Telegraph, Irish Times, New Statesman, Times Literary Supplement, HeraldWhen 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.