{"product_id":"the-lonely-city-olivia-laing-9781250460943","title":"The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)","description":"\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 \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a best book of the year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pop Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Publishers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWeekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 10th anniversary edition of the beloved and dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject of loneliness as told through the lives of iconic artists--\"a beautiful meander of a book\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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 this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of art. Moving from Edward Hopper's \u003ci\u003eNighthawks\u003c\/i\u003e to Andy Warhol's Time Capsules, from Henry Darger's hoarding to David Wojnarowicz's AIDS activism, Laing conducts an electrifying 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olivia Laing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250460948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250460943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d","brand":"Olivia Laing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743046971647,"sku":"9781250460943","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lonely-city-olivia-laing-9781250460943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}